Disapointment

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

This movie is probably one of the worst movies of the year. First of all Jennifer Lawrence was totally miscast, she is too young to play this part. The writing was awful. I know it's based on a true story but oddly enough the story line makes no sense at all. In other words it's a very bad movie.

Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.I must admit I wasn't really interested in this film in the beginning the joy and trailer didn't make this film sound that interesting. I ended up finding a copy of it and decided to give it ago, I was so impressed with what I saw. David O. Russell has crafted a really fascinating and special film. It is a film about strength and perseverance fighting for what you want and never giving up until you get it. It really feels like a fairy tale, Joy's grandmother narrates the story, it reminded me of a Cinderella story or Wizard of OZ, it has a magical quality to it. It looks at how as children we have dreams of what we want to be or do when we grow up, then life happens and we forget what it was we original wanted. Everyone does a great job here, Jennifer Lawrence really carries the movie you really feel for her and the situations her family put her in. I feel she really deserved her Oscar Nomination for this role. I felt really inspired after watching this.

This movie isn't about a mop.Nor is it about feminism.Nor is it about the QVC channel.The movie is about not giving up, and trying to realize one's potential.I noticed that most of the reviews weren't about the movie, they were personal attacks aimed at the director.For those who say, "The movie has no plot." Biographies aren't plot driven like fiction films. They tell stories of events that actually happened. And yes Hollywood dramatizes those events.The reviews on IMDb should convince you not how bad this movie, but how angry people get when they are stuck with a low IQ.

What the f is wrong with you guys? This is a MOVIE. Movies and CHARACTERS are supposed to be PORTRAYALS of real incidents and people. And the REASON why us-- the real people-- go to the movies is because the people who make these movies make real life look better, MORE dramatic, more interesting, more cinematic! If we wanted pure realism, we would LIVE among these troubled and argumentative characters, live the desperate lives of the main characters with no happy ending in sight! But of course nobody wants that. We go to the movies to see realistic situations LIFTED from real life to be tweaked so that real life could seem tolerable. All the actors did a great job! Even De Niro and Rosellini were convincingly so annoying. It may not be an extraordinary plot, but the pacing and the continuity was great. It's not supposed to be a heavy drama, people, even though the lead character went through a wringer in her life, nor is it supposed to be a comedy either. It's a well-balanced storytelling of life. Jeez...