I have to be honest - this movie infuriated me for a number of reasons.

1). I know that any movie can be summed up in a way that makes them seem far less dramatic than they are. Star Wars was a conflict between father and son. Goodfellas was a movie about the mob. But for crying out loud, this was a movie about a woman that invented a new mop. A new freaking mop! That's a far cry from Louis Zamperini facing Nazis, sharks, starvation and being beaten in a Japanese prison.

2) Jennifer Lawrence acted her ass off in this movie but one still couldn't help wondering why the babysitter was pretending to be a mom. Way too young for this role.

3. This kinda goes back to #1, but... who thought this was a story that needed to be told? Sure, it's fantastic that a divorced mother made it big with the help of some wealthy associates and despite a freeloading family . In one seen they had about 48 things go wrong in the span of 90 seconds (had it been 100 seconds I am convinced a meteor would have struck) just to try to show the hurdles that she had to come. And if it was so impressive why won't they tell you which parts were factual?

4. The dialog. Oh the freaking dialog. Because this didn't make for a good screenplay Russel had to rely on dialog to inform the viewer about a variety of plot points. At one point he has the daughter ask questions that no child would ever ask. In another seen De Niro informed his daughter that she had to declare bankruptcy (and wouldn't you know the lawyer was standing over in the corner with papers to sign!).

I could go on and on. What a waste of a talented cast.

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I really love this movie. The act is so good. I really fell it from Joy. When you have opportunity, you should take it. Failure is when you give up.

Joy just doesn't work.

David O. Russell tries to use their preferred cast in yet another story about a dysfunctional family which drags down the main character and how this character, in opposition to her own family and any other coming difficulty, overcomes everything and leads to success.

We have already watched similar stories in "The Fighter" and "Silver Linings Playbook" and, although weirdly, in those movies it worked, but not in this one any more.

Specially, the ending seems abruptly rushed and truncated and the "Citizen Kane" moment is quite childish and obvious.

> A small accident can lead to a great achievement, but difficult path is certain.

It is a semi-biographical film about a person who invented a modern hygienic mop. So all the depicted events and characters were partially real, but for the cinematic reason they have been fairly altered for a good outcome. And yes, I loved it. A very inspiring film among all the Oscars nominees this year. In some way I also felt Jennifer Lawrence should have got the award for her fine character display.

Honestly, I was not interested in this, so I wanted to get over it silently as soon as possible. But I ended up enjoying a lot and instantly it became one of my favourites of the 2015. What I expected after watching its trailer was like I judged it by its cover. As I hesitated in the earlier, but strangely now I'm recommending it to all.

The story of a woman who grew up listening her grandmother's motivational speeches. But realises the life is tougher than she thought and making a living is very competitive. After so many struggles in the life, she finally invents something that changes her and her family fortune forever. But like any new initiative does face, the problems arise and how she is going to fix them is what the remaining film narrates.

A very interesting film in the perspective of the career option. Forget the doctors, engineers, lawyers and those who're settled in their lives with a good job in hand that pays big, but there are billions of people, to them it will definitely serve as an inspiration to ignite their future.

The rating for this looks like a fair value, but still a very underrated film everywhere. Amazing actors, a little funny and a little emotional, but a very impressive film directed by the one who bought the Oscars to Jennifer Lawrence for their earlier venture together. I don't know what's between her and Bradley Cooper, but looks like their onscreen chemistry is doing something big impact. This is their's fourth project together and second with the director, so I hope they do more in the future as well. This is really a wonderful film, so don't miss it.

8.5/10