Joy: Alles außer gewöhnlich (2015)

Joy: Alles außer gewöhnlich: Directed by David O. Russell. With Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramírez. Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

“I confess an approach with a negative a priori. Having not really enjoyed Happiness Therapy (David O. Russell, 2012), I feared a film gathering the same director with the same main actors. And I was definitely wrong! First, Jennifer Lawrence plays admirably, and is excellently assisted by Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen and Isabella Rossellini. This film is also a fabulous and inspirational advocacy to an escape attempt from a disadvantaged environment filled with zombies (the mother Terry in particular, and the father Rudy to a lesser extent) thanks to an obstinacy skilfully measured out and the wise help of her former husband Tony. This movie is invigorating!”