A Hallmark version of a Twilight Zone story

Rating: 5/10 (10 January 2016)

The format of this flick just kept reminding me of the Twilight Zone! This is one weird flick! Everyone seems to be hypnotized into their character and each actor is almost an astral projection of that character. I don't know how else to describe them.
This movie is the forever sure American crowd pleaser Horatio Alger rags to riches tale. Joy comes up with the 'Miracle Mop' invention in the 1980's and beats the odds against her to market her invention. Sure enough she succeeds and becomes rich and famous. Along the way or rather, through her journey, for every triumph there is a tragedy. We've all seen this plot many times.
What holds this flick together is the other worldly feel to it. Jennifer Lawrence carries the torch start to finish. Isabella Rossellini looks like a Madame Tussauds wax figure. Robert De Niro can be as bad or good as he pleases because what is it going to do, hurt his career? Not. Bradley Cooper is ten minutes from becoming a zombie in this flick!
This movie is average at best.