Backgrounds Quote by Kenneth Turan
“"Joy" is based, albeit loosely, on the life of Joy Mangano, an entrepreneur, inventor and QVC shopping network star with the mega-selling Miracle Mop. Jennifer Lawrence is excellent as Joy, but the film starts off on the wrong foot with woeful depictions of her background as the only sane person in her dysfunctional family.”
![“I don't think Jennifer Lawrence deserves to be in this category [leading role]? Joy is a great movie, obviously. She's a great actress and I don't want to take anything from her, but it ain't American Hustle.” quote by Bun B](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/4f8/bun-b-10711_actresses_i-don-t-think-jennifer-lawrence-deserves_1083509.jpg)
![“Sadly, this picture [ Joy] does not go from strength to strength. It sinks into a morass of tedious obstacles to this woman's success. Joy the person may be able to surmount all barriers, but the film with her name on it is not so fortunate.” quote by David O. Russell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/292/david-o-russell-7974_able_sadly-this-picture-joy-does-not-go-from_3213854.jpg)
![“Jen[nifer Lawrence]'s main goal in life is to get me to laugh while we're filming sad scenes. And it's the HUNGER GAMES.” quote by Willow Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f67/willow-shields-21020_games_jen-nifer-lawrence-s-main-goal-in-life-i_2800306.jpg)
