Joy

Joy as a film is as much of a mess as the one being mopped up but Jennifer Lawrence does a great job of keeping the audience rooting for Joy all the way...

Lawrence does the best with what she is given, and her penultimate scene shows a good deal of strength and power, but Russell's messy movie ultimately lets her down.

Why is Russell perpetuating fantasies in Joy as harmful as those about winning the lottery or inheriting wealth from "some unknown relative"?

Joy pursues a number of ill-fitting narrative detours that detract from the fascinating story that should be at the core of the movie. While I was rooting for the film-and for Joy herself - ultimately it felt like the film missed a key opportunity.