1/22/2024 0 Comments Joy mangao and family![]() ![]() Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Édgar Ramírez. This treatment feels like a disappointing way to paint the picture of a woman who has captured the American Dream and overshadows the example of her tenacious spirit. Yet its artsy approach turns a hoped-for biopic into a melodrama. Certainly there is no question that this productions is a plug for girl power (hence all the men appear weak and the poor boy playing Joy’s son gets almost no screen time), yet emphasizing this strength comes at the sacrifice of presenting Mangano’s true tale of triumph in a way that the audience can either appreciate or understand.įortunately, the film offers little in the way of concerning content, with the exception of one sexual expletive and some mild domestic conflicts. Even the role of Joy comes across like a caricature, as the screenplay has her vacillating between portraying a venerable, blindly following female and a courageous, confident business contender. This is especially the case with her flaky, featherheaded father-perhaps this is because he is played by Robert De Niro, an actor we have become accustomed to seeing as a serious, capable man. It features a cast of quirky characters-some so exaggerated they seem unbelievable. Her story, as told here, is put together like a mosaic of smaller scenes narrated by Mimi. The movie Joy is based on the real life of Joy Mangano, a very successful inventor and entrepreneur. But Joy soon fears her big break might just break her, as her goals become encumbered by individual agendas, differing opinions, naïve faith and old family feuds. ![]() Eventually she meets Neil (Bradley Cooper) who has connections with a large department store chain and an up-and-coming TV shopping channel. However, it is too big of an enterprise to do alone, so everyone gets in on the venture, including her Dad, his new romantic interest (Isabella Rossellini) and her money, along with her jaded stepsister (Elisabeth Röhm) and her overly-involved ex. With a little marketing, she believes her invention could change the clan’s fortune. Remembering her former desire to create things, Joy comes up with an idea of how to make a self-wringing mop. A way out occurs to her while she is cleaning up a broken cup of wine, and cuts her hands on some shards of glass caught in the strands of a rag mop. And just when she thinks her burden couldn’t be heavier or her home more crowded, her father (Robert De Niro) gets kicked out of his girlfriend’s house and shows up looking for a place to stay.Īt about this point, Joy awakens from the nightmare of he existence and decides she needs to change things. While struggling to pay the mortgage on her ramshackled house, Joy also gives shelter to the elderly Mimi, her dysfunctional mother (Virginia Madsen) and her unemployed ex-husband (Édgar Ramírez). Her marriage ends in divorce and she is left trying to raise two young children while working a menial job. But as the young girl grows into womanhood (now played by Jennifer Lawrence), it appears that she has not realized many of her childhood fantasies – and the same could be said for most of her relatives.ĭespite Mimi’s predictions of Joy being smart, going to school, meeting a fine young man, having beautiful children and building a wonderful world for herself, she is forced to sacrifice further education because of a family crisis. “Each of us has a dream about what our life will be like,” says Mimi (Diane Ladd) to her granddaughter Joy (Isabella Crovetti-Cramp). ![]()
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