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Positive Reviews
176
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2.0
And for a film about dormant potential, that seems almost poetically apt, though ultimately unsatisfying.
Av Club
3.0
She cant save a turkey though; in a season rich with cinematic optionsStar Wars, Sisters, The Revenantthis is not the joy youre looking for.C
EW
3.8
Its obviously a star vehicle for Lawrence, but if anyone deserves a vehicle, she does.
Rogerebert
3.0
But the meandering, over long script is all over the place, and Russells jazzy genius which lofted previous films feels a bit like a shortcut here.Joy ..
Common Sense Media
3.0
If the title American Hustle werent already applied to another David O. Russell movie, it could easily work for Joy, which plays like the less memorab ..
Indie Wire
3.0
But at a certain point, Joys grand ambitions and feminist underpinnings cant disguise the essential lack of dramatic purpose or direction at the movie ..
Variety
1.5
The two hours drift by, some scenes protracted and others rushed but none legitimately engaging.
We Got This Covered
4.0
But Lawrence is gritty, real and totally genuine.And, after Brooklyn and Carol, heres another film that passes the Bechdel Test for proper female char ..
Time Out
3.0
If Lawrence carries on like this, Angelina Jolies projected new Cleopatra movie will have to be recast.
The Guardian
3.0
You wont be bored but Russell never convinces you that this mop makers story is worth getting in a lather about.
The Guardian
3.1
Accolade friendly or not, the director of Joy doesnt sell the Edna Ferber esque heights and depths of Joys journey without putting the enterprise thro ..
2.5
(If this doesnt seem like a life changing idea, you havent watched Joy sell it.
2.5
What should be a timely picture about the fragility of the American Dream, the struggles of innovation, or even something as broad as daring women is ..
Collider
3.0
Joy finds its rhythm when the desperate Joy becomes the on air salesperson for her own invention, managing to exploit the brand of capitalism that pre ..
Vulture
4.0
For sheer wackiness and functional dysfunctionalism, the family in the venerable farce You Cant Take It With You is given a good run for its money by ..
The Hollywood Reporter
3.0
First, Russell ratchets up the familial dysfunction here to a hilarious (and sometimes painful) degree.
4.0
And if Joy seems to move toward a foreordained conclusion, it zigzags and covers its tracks along the way, sending its heroine on a roller coaster rid ..
The New York Times
3.5
Such toil makes for a film that feels exhausted when it should be at its most exhilarating.
Paste Magazine
2.9
In David O. Russells latest collaboration with Jennifer Lawrence, Joy, there is adversity galore, and there is triumph, but the film lets down its aud ..
IGN
5.0
But here the emotional landscape is lumpier, and the mood less straightforwardly comic.
Telegraph
1.0
But after these high points, Joy does not go from strength to strength; it sinks into a morass of a different kind, as its protagonist faces so many i ..
2.5
The result is a peculiar, disturbing movie, somewhere between a drama without impact and a feel bad comedy.
San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
The movie occasionally loses focus in the storytelling amidst all of the hyper kinetic filmmaking.
The Young Folks
3.0
Easily the most enjoyable chapter in a jerkily episodic tale, Joys baptism into the art of TV shilling is both horribly awkward and hugely watchable.
3.5
Something tells me both Russell and Lawrence realize that they could have created something wonderful this time out if they stepped back, let it breat ..
Cinema Blend
2.0
The story is ultimately empty because nothing is at stake. A woman invented a mop. She made millions with it. She became a Home Shopping Network star. ..
Ny Daily News
3.0
While JOY is nonetheless entertaining, it feels like an exercise in style over substance and for all Russells effort to give this a Scorsese like epic ..
JoBlo
3.0
Joy is a decent biographical drama anchored by Jennifer Lawrences performance, but fails to realize its greater ambitions.
Screen Rant
0.6
Perhaps people who make gazillions selling housewares on The Shopping Channel deserve to be honoured; if they do, Joy is not a fitting tribute to Mang ..
The Globe And Mail
3.8
A kind of fractured fairy tale with a feminist ethic, Joy is a great story, great fun.
Philly
3.5
David O. Russells film is an incredible, rags to riches tale that salutes the triumph of unflinching human spirit.
4.0
Joy is propelled by the energetic full throttle power of Jennifer Lawrences performance and the clever comic sequences orchestrated by director David ..
Spirituality And Practice
3.0
But this latest collaboration winds up as soggy as a Miracle Mop that hasnt been wrung out.
One Guys Opinion
1.5
But the disorder found in Joy is a reflection not of any quicksilver dynamics among the actors but of the odd tonal shifts in the film itself.
Village Voice
2.5
The bills are piling up, but Joy doesnt let the desperation show.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.8
The story is quirky and offbeat but the dialogue and acting set Joy up as an engaging late year repast.
ReelViews
2.0
But this is why Jennifer Lawrence is around, delivering a mature and deeply felt performance as Joy, helping Russell achieve a grander sense of life i ..
Blu Ray
1.5
I wouldnt call this a complete dud, but its the least engaging David O. Russell feature Ive seen, rehashing the sort of family backbiting he explored ..
Chicago Reader
2.5
Joy must fail over and over again with increasingly detrimental results.
Mark Reviews Movies
3.0
Joy is a far more ambitious film than the standard biopic, but its flaws are frustrating.
2.5
Cooper and Lawrence dont have quite the same chemistry as they had in Russells brilliant Silver Linings Playbook like their characters, its a more wor ..
Usa Today
2.5
The real problem is that Russell doesnt give us any characters worth following for two hours; for the most part, these people essentially act as mouth ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Lawrence shines through as a rare female inventor and entrepreneur, and the result is entertaining, although the stakes are rather low.
The Times
3.0
Nevertheless, the film works well enough overall to recommend it.
Lariat
2.0
As it is, its a meandering two hours punctuated by upbeat moments but not nearly enough joy.
Eric Ds Nider
1.5
Joy is all forced smilesit feels like an album made by a band that should have broken up years ago, just a rambling and incoherent series of unmotivat ..
News Review
4.0
Rich with enchantment and fuelled by female determination, this story of the travails of an ordinary heroine is as delightful as its title suggests.
Radio Times
3.0
Alas, while Lawrence is as good as ever and the film has its share of entertaining moments, the overall pic isnt anywhere as good as I was hoping for ..
Screen It
4.0
Joy is the best film you will ever see about the manufacture of mops.
Independent
3.1
Id give it a shot.The invigorating talent of the man behind The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle still shines, even in this uneven ..
Rolling Stone
2.0
As the plots made bold shifts in tone and the characters uttered stylized yet thoroughly quotable dialogue, audiences often held their breath to see i ..
The Wrap
3.8
Fact and fiction mix with uneven but entertaining results in the latest from the Silver Linings Playbook crew.
News Day
3.0
But Russell deserves credit for trying to locate the epic, feminist drama in this dream fulfilling story of empowerment.
Film Journal
3.8
Her decisive portrait of female empowerment cuts through narrative bloat and fussy direction as if they were so much waxy buildup.
New York Post
3.0
The occasional use of dream sequences and flashbacks, particularly to Joys courtship and marriage, are jarring. But Russell draws out expert performan ..
Hindustan Times
2.5
Bradley Cooper delivers a movie star performance.But even his movie star performance cant save the film.
Hindustan Times
3.0
It is a deliberate unreality; the experience may well have felt illusory to Joy at the time.
The Guardian
3.8
The journey is a remarkable tale on its own, but the sharp writing and quirky execution of director David O. Russell give the material an elevated lev ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.0
But despite Lawrences best efforts and she really works hard at it Joy doesnt rise to the level of the previous films.Inspired by the story of the wom ..
Az Central
4.5
An old fashioned star vehicle for Russells muse Jennifer Lawrence, Joy is also a giftwrapped bundle of insanity, packed with noisy arguments, lurches ..
Smh
4.5
I dont think Id change a thing. Its the offhand, shambling, messy, sketchy quality that makes Joy such a special little movie. Its a movie I think tim ..
Mountain X
2.5
As Joy, Lawrence is at the center of this story, and manages to carry it without much help.
Npr
4.4
As we follow Joys frustrating journey, the dependably wonderful Lawrence delivers each scene like a champ. She portrays every feeling written into the ..
Star Tribune
4.5
But even the miscasting of Lawrence takes a backseat to the weirdly stilted forced quirkiness of how Russell casts Joys crazy family life.
3.1
Joy is a fun but untidy muddle, a mess that even the self wringing mop of its central metaphor cant easily clean up.
Toronto Star
3.5
But one plot gap is hard to take.And some scenes make your own heart ache.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.8
Like Silver Linings Playbook, Joy offers up interpersonal dysfunction and mental instability as quirky humor, and Russells cast runs with it, creating ..
Q Network
2.0
The not so good news is its in a very long and not very funny film about mops.Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro are all here for a ..
Daily Mail
3.0
Joy is certainly not a terrible movie by Hollywood standards, and lots of viewers will enjoy it just fine.
Salon
2.0
But not every filmmaker to actor valentine, heartfelt though it may be, is something the outside world needs to see.
Slate
3.0
Its a fascinating story but, as a film, lacks focus and momentum, playing more like a creative experiment than a finished product.
Flim List
1.0
A biopic with no narrative purpose The film is at least slyly subversive when it comes to critiquing capitalism.
Film Inquiry
4.0
Its the fable like elements, story perspective and ending that lets it down.
3.5
Scripted as a biopic by director David O. Russell and Annie Mumolo, the story is awkwardly told and unevenly paced.As a result, the precarious turmoil ..
Susang Ranger
2.0
Still, as wildly disjointed and frustrating Joy is to watch, the experience is at times mildly inspirational.
Flickering Myth
4.0
It goes without saying that Jennifer Lawrences performance makes the film worth watching.
Book My Show
4.0
Russells portrait of Joy stints on intimacy, but her self realization in response to crises is thrilling.
New Yorker
3.5
In the end, Joy is more slender and inconsequential than Russell probably intends it to beit wears its ideas rather than embodying them.
Time
3.0
Another film that is much better than you have heard, Joy tells the quirky, comic tale of its real life producer Joy Mangano, creator of the Miracle M ..
Boston Herald
2.5
(If this doesnt seem like a life changing idea, you havent watched Joy sell it.
Washington Post
5.0
It may be more than 50 years old but this still feels modern and playful in its love of cinema and as a portrait of a crumbling marriage.
Express
2.0
His latest unfortunately still suffers in telling an engaging, clean tale, but its not a case of style over substance.
The Film Stage
2.5
Audiences may buy it anyway; Lawrences extraordinary ease and skill never hurt.
Chicago Tribune
3.1
The movie celebrates Manganos business smarts and her eye for an invention, but its most subversive notion is that home shopping is both a communion o ..
Boston Globe
2.5
(A lot of plot points feel like this in Joy, things just disappear.I suspect theres a much longer edit of this movie somewhere.)
Uproxx
3.0
Russell isnt wrong about Lawrence and Cooper: its only when they are paired up here that the movie comes alive.But theyre not paired up onscreen anywh ..
Flickfilosopher
3.0
It is less sentimental than the compromised Silver Linings Playbook.
The Irish Times
2.9
Joy is never boring, but its meandering nature leaves us feeling curiously unmoved.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
Lawrence ably carries Russells first film with an everywoman protagonist at its center who is not crazy.
Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
But what it lacks in narrative strength, it makes up for with heart, sincerity and deeply felt passion.
Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
Russell works up some brilliantly funny scenes of extreme family resentment out of this mess.
Standard
3.0
This picture proves that a great cast a great movie does not necessarily make.
Tony Medley
3.8
I respond to its themes, adore many of its central ideas, while certain passages, especially from the superb middle section, have me grinning ear to e ..
Movie Freak
3.0
And the steely Joy keeps beating them down.Unlike Russells other recent films, this one as delicious as the ensemble is is full on focused on one char ..
Detroit News
2.0
There is definitely a need for such films but Joy is not one of them.
1.5
In a similar vein, the supporting cast doesnt have quite the same snap and cohesion weve come to expect from Russells earlier, multi Oscar nominated e ..
Variety
3.1
Like all of David O. Russells films from the past decade, Joy is a bit of a mess.But this ones self cleaning!
Groucho Reviews
3.8
Joy is not the best movie Russell and Lawrence have made together.
Aisle Seat
4.0
Joy is engaging, compelling, funny, heartbreaking, and wildly entertaining.
Forbes
3.0
Where the film really does leave its mark in a lasting fashion is whenever it sticks to showing us how Joy made it as a single woman in a mans world.
Herald Sun
3.0
In QVC terms: Joy looks neat, sounds too good to be true, and often is.
Consequence Of Sound
1.9
A basically sweet but feckless loser.Even dreamily eyed Bradley Cooper, as a mostly nice shopping channel innovator, hangs her out to dry.
Nj
2.0
Thick with potential and irony, and could make for a tremendous film. When Joy embraces that side of itself, it almost gets there. When it doesnt, wel ..
Vox
2.0
You keep waiting for Russell to adopt the quirkier perspective hes brought to earlier movies, but it feels like he cant decide whether its safe to pok ..
Oregon Live
2.0
It so lacks drive that even star Jennifer Lawrence cant figure out how and where to pitch her performance.Joy Mangano (Lawrence) was always a creative ..
Now Toronto
3.0
Russell has rolled out an old fashioned womens picture with brand new upholstery.
Scroll
3.0
But overall if feels like a high concept approach to a very regular concept story and doesnt land a lot of the time.
Ner Dist
4.0
But hiccups in style and pacing cant bring down this strong female lead, brought to stimulating life by Lawrences easygoing, levelheaded acting and jo ..
4.0
Its a banana flamb with extra rum that brazenly throws together folksy storytelling, arch soap opera melodrama and a typically eccentric cast into a g ..
Cine Vue
3.0
Skirting between uplifting true story to screwball comedy by way of gritty drama, think of Joy as a noble failure although Lawrence is a good bet for ..
Mirror
4.0
Russells style is divisive, love it or loathe it, and many viewers might just wish he trusted in his heroines remarkable story rather than dress it up ..
Games Radar
2.0
Endings have never been Russells strong suit. This time the beginning also eluded him, and the middle fell into his lap. Joy leaves a feeling of panic ..
Tamp A Bay
3.5
The true joy in this movie is another standout performance from Lawrence and its definitely worth watching for that alone, however the story of the Mi ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
Joy is a film about lifes defiance of expectations. It defies them right back.
Lw Lies
3.0
Lawrence makes it watchable, and often charming. Shes in every scene and, through sheer force of will and talent, she pulls you through. I feel Russel ..
Abc
3.0
Gritty, restrained and genuine, she gives this offbeat take on the American Dream some much needed heart and soul.Joy is worth seeing for Lawrence alo ..
Nz Herald
3.0
Slick and entertaining, Joy is just a little too slight for this much Oscar worthy talent.
Digital Spy
3.0
Diane Ladd, who narrates in her honeyed drawl, elevates the scenario as Joys encouraging grandmother, but as female empowerment pictures go, Joy is a ..
The Stranger
3.0
It turns out that Joys greatest invention isnt the mop, but herself.
Cleve Land
2.5
That winning streak ends here, with a wildly uneven and tonally confused female empowerment story with garish supporting characters and a wandering fo ..
Screen Crush
4.5
Its such a quirky movie that its destined to divide audiences, but theres magic in Russells loose, inventive filmmaking style.
Contact Music
4.2
Alternately frustrating and disappointing, the film touts its true story roots.
Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Joy tells a story worth celebrating but delivers it straight faced, with a sigh.
Film Racket
1.9
Take it from someone who thought director David O. Russell extracted an exhilarating and heartfelt zaniness from Jennifer Lawrence when they worked to ..
Larsen On Film
2.5
Russell makes weird and frenetic movies that arent to everyones taste.
Christianity Today
4.0
Its based on the real life story of Joy Mangano, inventor of the self wringing Miracle Mop, and not the least of the films accomplishments is the way ..
The Arts Desk
3.0
Of course we all know how its going to end and the films crushing predictability could be ignored if it raised more laughs but this is all over the pl ..
The Sun
4.0
Brash, magical, enthralling and more than a tad flustering, Joy is a biopic that deserves more praise.
Matts Movie Reviews
4.0
The third act feels like Biopic Bingo and the finale cant elevate Joy into Important Story territory of economic American exceptionalism for which Rus ..
The Filmy Ap
3.0
But something rings false in Joy..It could be Lawrence is simply too young to play the part.
Patriot Ledger
3.0
Lawrence is her usual sparky self, confident and assured, though Joy never feels like its her true moment of triumph.
Scmp
3.8
In other words, while Joy may not always work theres always a whole lot more going on than it really seems.
3.0
Its inspiring if nothing else.Youll grow to hate many of the supporting characters but thats also a good thing.
The Film Pie
3.0
The Miracle Mop is about as mundane a domestic tool as you can get, but David O. Russell turns its story into an exhilarating mix of goofball business ..
Straight
1.0
Writer director David O. Russell serves notice that there have always been multi generational stories of strong women who figure out how to make their ..
Sandiego Reader
2.0
Its not a lost cause (theres too much good in the movies second hour) but it flirts early and often with disaster, ending up one of the years sloppies ..
Cinemix Tape
2.0
There is an element of uplift here, of Russell idealising his characters that is not present in Hustle or Playbook.This makes this picture the weakest ..
Straits Times
5.0
In a time when it is most needed, the aptly titled Joy makes you feel good about life and its possibilities.
Dead Line
3.0
But it has a real anchor in Lawrence, who manages to be both charismatic and more or less sane not just another nut.
Metro New York
2.0
Her energy and genuineness, and ability to surprise by modulating happy and sad emotions despite her outward glow, are all impressive.
Film Comment
3.0
Its really hard to tell whether Russell intends to tell a straight up inspirational poor girl made good narrative or to spin the whole thing for satir ..
Film Comment
3.0
Sitting stylistically between the moving Silver Linings Playbook and the quirky I Heart Huckabees, though never quite giving enough of either, Joy fai ..
One Room With A View
3.0
Its a messy script, even by Russells own lax standards; characters disappear for huge swaths of the narrative, story strands dont pay off, and big emo ..
Flavor Wire
3.1
Once removed from the QVC network, Russells movie feels forced, contrived and lacks the narrative drive of his earlier works Playbook, The Fighter and ..
Daily Herald
2.5
Jennifer Lawrence is one of the more enjoyable parts of the film.
Awards Circuit
3.5
Fortunately, Joy is the former.Its a feel good confection that, thanks to Russells whims, feels good in a different way than it normally would.
Crave Online
3.0
So, in a way, Joy is a perfect New Years Day film; its all about life changing resolutions and sticking with something in the face of massive adversit ..
What Culture
3.1
While Joy isnt a smooth ride, it is an interesting one, taking us to some unexpected places while giving us an entertaining portrait of a female entre ..
Mercury News
2.5
Russell cant decide what kind of movie this is, and neither can his actors.
Under The Radar Mag
1.5
Instead, its a bald and clumsy fairy tale about a good girl, some bad people, and a mop.Even the mops story deserved better.
The Verge
4.0
Its brave for a director to stage a movie and each and every performance therein with dream like placidity, keeping the audience at arms length at all ..
The Ooh Tray
4.4
The story predictably foretells Joys success as a triumphant businesswoman with multiple other invention ideas under her belt.
Movie Mezzanine
4.0
Jennifer Lawrence teams up again with director David O Russell for Joy, an off kilter comic biopic of Joy Mangano, the homespun inventor of the Miracl ..
What So
4.0
The picture leaves you feeling jazzed and happy... and yet still angry and disgusted.
reason
3.1
Joy: Jennifer Lawrence plays a mop mogul in a film that never quite fulfills its promise.
Seattle Times
2.5
Joy is like a recipe you taste but arent sure if you left something out or put too much of something else in.
The Mary Sue
1.5
Time after time, Joy meets a challenge and triumphs; it doesnt take long for that repetition and a never materializing promise of greater drama to suc ..
Film Journal International ..
2.0
The titular characters real life counterpart changed the face of American innovation. Her cinematic portrayal a very fictionalized biopic doesnt.
Fresh Fiction
3.0
Russell indulges in some of his madcap tendencies, but hes fortunate to have the one actress who can carry the film on her capable shoulders.
1.5
I wish Russell had devoted that time to fleshing out the major characters.Joy Manganos life has been a singular and fascinating one.
Seven Day Svt
3.0
At least director of photgraphy Linus Sandgrens many close ups of Lawrences sculpted face avoid sexually objectifying her; the camera reaches in to sc ..
Bfi
2.0
Joy is perfectly breezy holiday fare, with a heroine worth rooting for and a warmness for the history its depicting.
From The Balcony
2.5
The climax is nice, but feels unearned given the jerky narrative trip weve taken to get to it.
National Post
3.5
The finale is glorious, both musically and in the way the drama is resolved.
The Australian
3.0
The story is not so much about the invention of a mop as a heart warming tale of a long suffering womans journey from a life of Cinderella like drudge ..
The National
3.0
Whilst neither a masterpiece nor a misfire, its a pleasure to see a biopic thats not afraid to break the mould.
Sky
4.0
About its protagonist, it hasnt the foggiest.Lili is an unknowable curiosity, with Redmaynes performance all mannerism and no inner life.
New States Man
3.0
It may boast a star studded cast, but Joy thrives mainly because of Lawrences performance.
The New Paper
3.5
The pile on of pitiful reversals is bitter to bite into for at least the first hour, annoying in repetition, and the fact that Lawrence is again notab ..
New City Film
3.0
In America, Coopers character tells us, the ordinary meets the extraordinary every day.
Movie Mom
3.1
Joy features a first rate cast playing disposable and generic characters.
Cinema Sight
4.5
Its unconventional approach to telling a relatively straightforward story carries a large amount of Joys appeal.
Trespass Mag
4.0
That is appropriate for a film that does not want to just give us a routine cradle to the grave biopic.
Toronto Sun
4.5
JOY may never rise above the soapy suds of dreams and dreamers, but thats more than okay.
4.4
This is an old fashioned rags to riches story with one of the most likeable protagonists youll ever see.
Qc Times
2.5
The Danish Girl is watered down for a mainstream audience, and the result is weak stuff.Im not as big a fan of The Big Short as some of my fellow crit ..
Fw Weekly
2.0
And Russells annoying penchant for humor is even more so here thus proving neither the filmmaker nor the star have a genuine appreciation for the narr ..
Reel Talk Online
3.0
If you want your kids to be super rich, you clearly have to raise them to be sociopaths.
Blog Bullz Eye
3.1
Joy emerges as a flawed but watchable American Dream saga, a trope one hopes will never wear out its welcome.
Hollywood Into To
3.5
Two years after Jennifer Lawrence appeared in David O. Russells American Hustle, she gets to show some.
Us Magazine
2.0
On its own terms, Joy works, and if it never exactly produces the title sentiment, its still a satisfying experience.
Assignment X
3.0
Even though David O. Russells latest project is not completely without its faults and flaws, Joy co scripted by O. Russell and Annie Mumolo offers jus ..
Cairo 360
5.0
In telling this one story though, Russell has crafted a stirring portrait of the American dream.
Johnhanlon Reviews
3.1
Lawrence is excellent in a flawed production, showing all of the strength, vulnerability and emotional range we have come to expect from the star... B ..
Tulsa World
3.8
Lawrence gives a characteristically strong willed performance that inspires empathy for Joy and her plight, even though it sometimes feels as if somet ..
Am Ny
2.5
Throughout, youre never really given the chance to figure out what makes Joy tick.
Washington City Paper
1.5
Russell manages to put his stamp on what might otherwise be a conventional biopic and Lawrence makes Joy another of Russells great fighters, rolling w ..
Stream On Demand At Home
3.0
For the all the uplifting and inspirational moments of Joys determination portrayed throughout the film, theres an overwhelming sense of emptiness tha ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
1.5
Then again, thats just because Joy is only slightly less self satisfied and bloated (yet still somehow ephemeral).
Battleship Pretension
3.1
But even given Lawrences vast talents, is the invention of the Miracle Mop as worthy a fact based feature as The Fighter and American Hustle.Its all a ..
Cambridge Day
3.0
Plus Russells Scorsese influenced style of swooping cameras and fast talking characters keep the ball rolling every minute.The challenge for Russell ( ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
But even Russell seems a bit half hearted about the characters in his latest film, based on the true story of Joy Mangano, the housewife, entrepreneur ..
News
0.5
When they arent focusing on patent law, the remaining hour and 45 minutes strain mightily to come off as wacky, but theyre mostly a mess not even the ..
Review Journal
4.0
A success story whose fast paced joyfulness in performance and pacing makes up for the bumpy execution.
Richard Crouse
3.5
And while based on some sort of fact, this family saga/character drama often feels like The Godfather (but with less crime and violence), features hea ..
Adelaide Review
2.0
O. Russells reach hasnt extended further than a standard archetype or clenched a unique narrative line.
Impulse Gamer
3.1
But what the film truly reveals is something else entirely: how Jennifer Lawrence can elevate any material, any time, even middle of the pack fare lik ..
Miami
2.0
The movie is a joy to look at, with its postcard worthy scenes and Lawrence wearing the pants.
Willamette Week
3.1
Theres a genuinely inspirational story at the core of Joy it simply needs to be uncovered.
Illinois Times
4.5
The fable of the rise of a self made woman, an ode to entrepeneurs, with an idealized heroine and an explicit message.
3.0
If Joy is not quite up to Russells recent instant classics Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, he still manages to take the raw ingredients o ..
Aarp
1.5
Despite the convoluted family dynamics and less than successful use of the show within a show trope, Lawrence makes Joy easy to believe and easy to ro ..
Abc News Go
4.4
Another crazy, messy episode of David O. Russells This American Life.
Commercial Appeal
1.5
Russell wants you to know that his intentions are good. And I have no doubt that hes right. But Joy is a lousy, nearly unwatchable movie.
Esquire
2.5
Director David O. Russell doesnt balance the story of this domestic heroine and loses pace when he tells it.
2.5
Having Jennifer Lawrence as a lead makes this film worth watching.
1.5
Not even considerable charms can mop up a mess of moviemaking that favors its actors improvisation over efficiency and pace.
L.A. Biz
4.0
Her screen naturalness and accessibility brings out a different kind of joy in the viewer.Joy is indeed joyous, but, just like the recent Pixar animat ..
Web Archive
2.5
This time it not only saps Joys energy it also saps the entertainment aspects of the movie.
Huffing Ton Post
4.5
This may not be a great movie, but it is an inspiring story. Joy may not mop up at the box office, but when it comes to acting, its a clean sweep.
Movies and Shakers
3.5
I prefer the mess of Joys first half, and thats where Russell and his fine cast including Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Diane Ladd, dgar Ramrez, Isa ..
Seattle Weekly
2.0
It feels like Russell and Annie Mumolo, with whom he shares the story credit, never quite cracked Joys personal journey to the point where it would be ..
Stardem
4.3
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Alternative Lens
3.0
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Enfil Me
3.0
The film is part thriller, part drama, and altogether a glorification of what makes America glorious.It has enough suspense and enough moral outrage, ..
Bangkok Post
2.5
An uneven fairytale about an inventor perfectly portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence.
La Nación (Argentina)
1.5
The article itself observes, And thats the overarching message of Joy.
World Socialist Web Site
3.1
Joy is a flawed movie mainly because Russell cannot create a consistent tone. The film flip flops between drama, comedy, farce and fantasy.
Reel Bob
1.5
Its awfully hard for me to not find some joy in this imperfect movie about a daring woman who digs deep and soars. You got a problem with that
The Movie Minute
1.5
The screenplay, which was also written by Russell, collapses into a jumbled mess under the weight of flashbacks and failed structural experiments.
Memphis Flyer
3.0
Joy doesnt have the coherent madness of those tales of modern American angst; actually, its a kind of a mess.
Ex Press
4.5
A competing product, well done, which works with the ability to feel empathy for it and for his director.
3.3
The films plot isnt entirely convincing and the ending leaves you with an empty sense of satisfaction, unlike other David O. Russell films.
Konexión
3.0
And the scenes at QVC provide the movies best moments Lawrence once again has superb on camera chemistry with Bradley Cooper.
All Movie
3.0
And from here on out, the movie is mostly smooth sailing, mostly: it moves at a crisper clip, and Joy becomes more than a series of variations of Im p ..
Reviews Antagony Ecstasy
3.8
The film has heart, boundless chaotic energy, heartfelt sincerity and laughs that sting. Above all, it has the starry Lawrence, who puts the joy and p ..
Play Boy
4.5
There are many good materials and scenes in Joy, but the movie suffers from two problems that keep it from becoming truly successful.
Haaretz
2.0
Its laissez faire in cheap white gold jewelry; an Old Hollywood knock off with more personality than the real thing.
Four Three Film
2.5
Jennifer Lawrences performance as Miracle Mop inventor and QVC pitchwoman Joy Mangano glues the movie together, but it threatens to unravel at any tim ..
Charlotte Observer
3.8
Joy is worth the admission price just to see the performances and to check how rebellious and original ORussel can be as a director and writer.
Cinencuentro
1.5
Told in a very conventional way, this melodrama highlights the importance of believing in yourself, however, it lacks the caustic layers O. Russell us ..
Excelsior
3.5
Her tale is a sort of Cinderella story, and the movie itself is one hot mess, a jagged sloppy thing that mixes over the top comedy and near tragedy ha ..
Womens Voices For Change
2.5
Joy is inspired by a true story but doesnt feel rich with the detail of real life.Its simultaneously cynical and hopeful, rarely bridging the gap and ..
Trib
4.5
Its the rare biopic that doesnt feel grandiose or self important, exploring bigger American themes through both the fantastic and mundane parts of a s ..
Sd City Beat
3.8
Joy is a surprisingly engrossing tribute to the inventive minds who have created so many of the conveniences we take for a granted.
News Ok
4.0
However, it doesnt quite work its an attempt at quirkiness which seems forced, and is unnecessary.
Times of Malta
3.5
It shouldnt come as a surprise that Joy is a rather simple and entertaining film, a biopic of sorts that works best when seen as a strange, unique and ..
4.5
Russell retakes his old themes and modernized fetiches amking them shine in an old retro light.
Butaca Ancha
3.5
The films have a very clever approach.They allow the audience to simultaneously cheer for the lead characters while maintaining a sense of superiority ..
Louis Proyect
1.5
Joy pursues a number of ill fitting narrative detours that detract from the fascinating story that should be at the core of the movie. While I was roo ..
Bitch Media
2.5
And I get why Russell cast hershes an old soul in many ways, clearly wise and empathic beyond her years.
Baltimore Magazine
2.5
The film doesnt have a strong sense of self nor does it quite know what its truly trying to accomplish other than presenting us with a strong woman.
Movies With Mae
3.0
And indeed, Lawrence is rock solid shoulders.Since her breakthrough film (2010s Winters Bone) the actor has excelled at balancing quiet dignity with s ..
Daily Review
3.8
But its still a solid effort worth seeing.Just get past the bad beginning.
Ny 1
4.3
It almost feels pointless to praise Lawrences acting after how much great work shes done, but this film is further proof of why shes so highly regarde ..
The Pop Break
2.5
Best are scenes when Lawrences plain spoken bad assery busts through this feminine product colored maelstrom.
Signature Reads
4.5
Russell doesnt seem so sure, placing greater emphasis on the many unfair, systemic difficulties in her way, and the anomalous improbability of her rag ..
Reverse Shot
4.5
An incredible performance by Jennifer Lawrence aided by great David O. Russell direction.
Pólvora
4.5
This optimistic, often amusing story is a Lawrence show all the way as she flies the flag for feminism, entrepreneurship and family without missing a ..
Live Mint
3.1
Concussion plays Omalus compelling work as your by the numbers lone crusader story, which is effective right up to the point when a bristling Smith ba ..
Ask Men
5.0
The films turbulence might be meant to reflect the messiness of Life Itself, but the result is as phony as the stains meticulously daubed onto Lawrenc ..
Art Forum
1.5
A decent story that doesnt live up to Rusells standards set by his other films.
Vanguardia (Mexico)
4.5
The story, with more fiction than fact, is inspiring and filled with humor, and has fascinating sequences, just like an infomercial.
Reforma
2.0
Joy delivers the minimum to keep the viewer entertained, but its missing intensity and trascendence.
Cinema Movi L
2.0
Lawrence does the best with what she is given, and her penultimate scene shows a good deal of strength and power, but Russells messy movie ultimately ..
3.5
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Missoula News
4.0
Joy feels joyful; it is joyful; it is dreamlike and completely trivial;
The Sunday Times
1.5
Another flop from David ORussell that not even Jennifer Lawrence can save.
4.5
Joy as a film is as much of a mess as the one being mopped up but Jennifer Lawrence does a great job of keeping the audience rooting for Joy all the w ..
4.5
Joy is proof that Jeniffer Lawrence is one of the best actrecesses of her generation.
1.5
With this film you feel like it owe you something, that the idea could share or show more and the characters and their experiences deserve a better po ..
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