An interesting premise that stalls upon execution. Saved from complete dreck by Lawrence’s amazing performance. Grade: C-
Just when you thought David O. Russell was getting better and better? He delivers Joy, a film that proves you can take an interesting true story and turn it into a wobbly, scattered mess. Based on the real-life entrepreneur Joy Mangano, the creator of the Miracle Mop, Huggable Hangers, and a slew of stuff you never knew you desperately needed ’til you saw them. (Note: I am a Mangano gal that has nothing but HSN Huggables in all my closets. What? They were a bargain, the one-color look make my closets seem organized, and they’re fuzzy.) [Read more…]
