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Joy (I) (2015)

PG-13   |    |  Biography, Drama

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Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

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  • David O. Russell in Joy (2015)
  • Dascha Polanco in Joy (2015)
  • Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
  • Robert De Niro and Grace Hightower in Joy (2015)
  • Jennifer Lawrence in Joy (2015)
  • Isabella Rossellini in Joy (2015)

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Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Another 8 wins & 22 nominations.

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29 December 2015 | rogerdarlington
A disappointment
A movie written and directed by David O Russell and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper - a trio involved in the wonderful "Silver Linings Playbook" and "American Hustle" - is one to excite any cinema-goer and, as the cast list also includes such veteran actors as Robert De Niro and Isabella Rossellini, expectations were understandably high. But sadly the film is a disappointment and only the ever- watchable Lawrence in the central role elevates it above an even-worse assessment.

The title refers not to an emotion but to a person, the American entrepreneur Joy Mangano. and the movie is a worthy attempt to show how women can be empowered and inventive if they pursue their dreams with passion and support.

Perhaps any film about the design of a mop - even a so-called Miracle Mop that sold in huge numbers on the television channel QVC - was going to struggle to seize the emotions (after all, we are not talking about "The Social Network" and the creation of Facebook here). But the work suffers from an odd structure - there are early flashbacks and the voice-over is from someone who dies - and a weak script. So, really not much joy at all.

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Working title was "Kay's Baptism".

Quotes

Clarinda: It doesn't make sense, I don't understand how something like this happened. I don't know what I'm going to do. This has been my whole life, and now it's gone I don't know what I'm supposed to do. Pendleton Industries is all I've ever known, and now ...

Goofs

In the Dallas hotel bedroom scene, when the man has entered the room the door opens further to let the camera crew in.

Crazy Credits

The 20th Century Fox fanfare is shortened for the first half, in order to have the bells taking over it for the second half. Like in The Maze Runner (2014), it cuts to black. The opening theme starts playing over the following Annapurna Pictures and Davis Entertainment logos.

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Something Stupid
Written by C. Carson Parks

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Biography | Drama

Details

Release Date:

25 December 2015

Language

English, Spanish, French

Country of Origin

USA

Filming Locations

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,015,168 27 December 2015

Gross USA:

$56,451,232

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$101,134,059

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