More than lives up to its title, another huge hit from J Law and David O.

Rating: 10/10 (9 January 2016)

Well, this is from David O. Russell, has all its favorites, Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, and of course the always brilliant Jennifer Lawrence at the center, its a true story based on a genius woman, so whats more to love?!
I don't know if the film is perfect or not, or if it could explore more of the main true character, and what not, but to me a perfect film is one that no matter what makes you feel it is perfect, makes you have a feeling hard to explain that goes far beyond satisfaction. And so, to me, the film more than lives up to its title and is perfect.
I think the script is just great, showing the most important moments either in the story or of the characters, basically if you see the film you can have a pretty great idea of what an amazing woman Joy is, and what her equal amazing story is. You get all you need from all the characters, that serve their role in the story. There's just so many great moments in this film.
The performances of course are more than perfect, but obviously JLaw just steals the show, as usual, giving a brilliant performance that is just once more proof that she can do anything and shine. She was the perfect choice to portray Joy, because obvious reasons aside, she has that real world natural feeling that makes you believe in everything.
There's plenty of the usual style one would expect from David O. Russell. And also as usual the production values are great, from the production design to the sound and score is just amazing.
This is a film that will glue you to the screen, it's 2 hours that by the time they are over you ask for more because its hard to believe 2 hours have passed by. It's a really immersive film, that showcases what people can really achieve if they believe in themselves no matter what other people say. And thank god we have brilliant, brave people like Joy or this world would be a wasteland, Its such a shame there's so much more of the other people.
Anyway, the only less good thing i have to say is that you don't really have the notion of time, you never really know when the story takes place (unless you are familiar with it) nor do you have notion of time passing by, days, months or years.
But see this film, its a joy to watch, its a drama for sure but you will laugh many times thanks to some very funny scenes throughout. And in the end, no matter how more you would want to see, the arc of Joy and the other characters is closed and will you have a tremendous feeling of hope.