Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 20 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The movie's a shambles, alternatingly agreeable and aggravating, held together by our interest in its heroine and by Lawrence's tremendously sympathetic performance.
– Ty Burr,
Boston Globe,
3 Jan 2016
rotten:
Russell is almost totally uninterested in the story of how Joy Mangano explored a bizarre and unknown new business model and became its first self-made tycoon, and as a result we aren't interested either.
– Andrew O'Hehir,
Salon.com,
3 Jan 2016
fresh:
Two years after Jennifer Lawrence appeared in David O. Russell's American Hustle, she gets to show some.
– Mara Reinstein,
Us Weekly,
28 Dec 2015
fresh:
Joy can be viewed as a modern day rags-to-riches fairytale. It's Cinderella without the prince. In a way, that's part of the film's charm.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
25 Dec 2015
rotten:
It's clear that the point here isn't people, it's payoff, emotional and otherwise.