Joy

Originally published by The Movie Court.

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I saw Joy recently and would give it a solid B.  The third movie directed by David O. Russell staring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Robert De Niro  has much the same feel as Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle.  This movie is loosely based on the life of Joy Mangano, inventor of the miracle mop (among other items) that sold like hotcakes on QVC and later HSN (Home Shopping Network).  Ms. Mangano had consulting credits and apparently approved of the film but the story deviates quite a bit from her life.  Joy (Lawrence) pitched her mop to a QVC exec (Cooper) after a cash infusion to make parts for the mop by her father’s (De Niro) girlfriend played by Isabella Rossellini.  Russell throws out every imaginable obstacle to thwart Joy’s success but Lawrence’s Joy isn’t down for long before she overcomes.  I found the movie a little long and slow in parts but it made me curious enough to Google Joy Mangano–and learn enough to wonder if the movie would have been better if it had stuck closer to her story.

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