Joy
After 10 years of trying to mass-market the revolutionary floor mop she had invented, housewife Joy Mangano strikes gold with a personal pitch on QVC that turns her Miracle Mop into an overnight marketing miracle.
Friday, January 1, 2016
Movie #1131 .........................."Joy"
Movie #1131 "Joy" was our new year's eve choice this year, and it was a good one --- we all thought it was a good film --- not the best this year, but very good. Mostly, the movie falls on the shoulders of the lead actress Jennifer Lawrence, who does not disappoint. She is relentless as the character based on the true story of the woman who invented the magic mop. According to what I have read about the true story this film is based on, the movie is about 50% true of the story, and the rest is composites of characters in her life or the director's life. And they are a hoot: Mom who lives for her soap operas, Dad who is all about changing up his business and dating women so he won't be lonely, ex-husband who lives in the basement, a plumber who comes and doesn't want to leave ---- it's almost like the Vanderhof (You Can't Take It With You) household! Meanwhile, she tries to keep them all afloat! There's a part in here for Bradley Cooper as the QVC network guy, and when they share the screen together, their chemistry from the other work they've done together kicks in! It's quirky, like American Hustle, but it has poignant, tense moments in it peppered with some humor like Silver Linings Playbook --- we liked it, and you might, too. This is possible oscar contention....for Lawrence and possibly for the film.
2015 Rated PG-13
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