The Original BJ wrote:In honor of you, Italiano, I will watch my screener of Joy again today!
Merry Christmas!!!!!
I'd say Merry Christmas to you - but how merry can it be if you watch Joy AGAIN?
The Original BJ wrote:In honor of you, Italiano, I will watch my screener of Joy again today!
Merry Christmas!!!!!
Guess why I mean, this is a movie about the woman who invented the MIRACLE MOP! What could they hope? (For those here who, like me, don't speak English well and have no idea about what the Miracle Mop is, I will just say that it's not the cure for cancer). Even if it had been a great movie, it would have still been a flop.Sabin wrote: This film cost $60 mil and I think it's going to be a giant flop.
Can you elaborate here? Which scenes?Sabin wrote:I think Jennifer Lawrence has a better handle on Joy than Russell does. I'm not sure this is one of her best performances but there are scenes with some of her best acting.
This film cost $60 mil and I think it's going to be a giant flop. Then again, I also thought Steve Jobs and Sleeping with Other People would be big hits so what do I know?The Original BJ wrote
I have to say, I really think the trailers for this movie have done a terrible job marketing it -- they make the movie seem like an oddball curio, with emphasis on Jennifer Lawrence wielding a gun, when in actuality, the film is a total crowd-pleaser that I imagine could have pretty wide appeal.
This stanza should have been posted first...those of us not having seen Joy yet would have known to put zero stock in a word of this reviewHarryGoldfarb wrote:C-
Joy: EW review
Rated PG-13
Runtime 123 minutes
in a season rich with cinematic options—Star Wars, Sisters, The Revenant—this is not the joy you’re looking for. C–
You're not insane at all; the movie was lovely and very fun. I'd say it was a better overall effort than American Hustle (which I liked). Also, BJ, I didn't read your review before I wrote mine, but I think it's funny how many similarities we found, especially what I wrote in my first paragraph. We clearly saw the same film.The Original BJ wrote:Thank you, flipp, for confirming that I'm not completely insane for finding a lot to admire here.
Yeah, it's becoming more evident that my opinion of the movie is not going to be the consensus. And if people just aren't liking the movie overall, it could be easy to see Lawrence dumped from Best Actress contention given the plethora of other options from better-liked movies.Big Magilla wrote:Joy is running 53% on Rotten Tomatoes and 63% on Metacritic. Maybe it's time to forget about a fourth nomination for Jennifer Lawrence.
They're just a bit to showy for me. They always have to have a shtick. Your mileage may vary, but I find them tedious and rather annoying. He's an excellent actor though, don't get me wrong. I loved his performance on stage in "Boeing-Boeing" several years ago.Greg wrote:What makes his Tony speeches annoying?flipp525 wrote:Also, if Mark Rylance does manage to win as Reza has been predicting, he better not do one of those very annoying little Tony speeches he does because that ain't gonna play with this crowd.
I think Joy is at the level of Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle, my favorite Russell films, and two movies with which it shares clear similarities in terms of style/tone and (obviously) cast. So, if you hate those movies, adjust your expectations accordingly.Sabin wrote:Thanks, man. This is now officially the movie I'm most looking forward to again. Where do you rank this in his canon?
Also, do you think Cooper and Rossellini can get nominated? I don't know why I started to think Diane Ladd had a chance. Does she?