Jennifer Lawrence proves once again in her new movie ?Joy?, she can do anything, moving from comic to tragic without missing a beat. Her job isn't easy. Director David O. Russell has fictionalized the life of Joy Mangano, the Long Island mother whose design for the self-wringing mop made her millions.
Russell sees her as Everywoman, a paragon who spends four decades fighting her way out of the male shadow.
Joy's dad (a splendidly obtuse Robert De Niro) doesn't believe in her, though he lives in her basement with her ex-husband (Edgar Ramirez) while her mom (Virginia Madsen) stays in the upstairs bedroom glued to TV soaps that Russell parodies to scant effect.
The film is narrated by Joy's proud grandmother (Diane Ladd), which only further gilds the lily of Joy's unceasing virtue.
The film catches fire when Joy borrows seed money from dad's stingy new lady, which leads to a QVC exec (a fine, focused Bradley Cooper) putting her on the air to sell her mop and herself.
22-12-2015 - Vidéo Jennifer Lawrence / David O. Russell /
