Long-time Russell collaborator Jennifer Lawrence stars as real-life housewife turned inventor Joy Mangano, who came up with a revolutionary mop, eventually managing to sell it through QVC and make a fortune. Of course, there are many hardships along the way, with bankruptcy a continuous threat and her feckless ex-husband, bedridden mother and pessimistic father constant millstones around her neck.
Lawrence is as good as ever as the plucky Mangano, but the film plods on too much at times through the standard plot checkpoints and the decision to add fantasy scenes inside her head to liven things up is an odd one. Also, seen from the non-American perspective, it takes it far too much for granted that we would root for someone who basically introduced more clutter into the world.
5/10
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