Fresh
The movie's a shambles, alternatingly agreeable and aggravating, held together by our interest in its heroine and by Lawrence's tremendously sympathetic performance.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Joy
In America, the ordinary needs the extraordinary every single day.
2015 · 2h 4m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
David O. Russell
Overview
A story based on the life of a struggling Long Island single mom who became one of the country's most successful entrepreneurs.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
61%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Russell is almost totally uninterested in the story of how Joy Mangano explored a bizarre and unknown new business model and became its first self-made tycoon, and as a result we aren't interested either.
Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com
Fresh
Two years after Jennifer Lawrence appeared in David O. Russell's American Hustle, she gets to show some.
Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly
Fresh
Joy can be viewed as a modern day rags-to-riches fairytale. It's Cinderella without the prince. In a way, that's part of the film's charm.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
It's clear that the point here isn't people, it's payoff, emotional and otherwise.
Matthew Lickona, San Diego Reader
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