![]() ![]() ![]() The dreams of all three were realised because they connect with our aeons-old shared longing for the particular experience that is live performance – a magic merging of people, place and presentation. Chester’s Grosvenor Park theatre, which opened in 2010, is the dreamchild of Andrew Bentley and Alex Clifton and forerunner of the more permanent Storyhouse arts centre. The Minack was built on the 1930s dream of Rowena Cade. Twins Lowri Izzard and Mari Izzard, Danielle Bird and Nichole Bird in The Comedy of Errors. This is, after all, a most appropriate setting. Before us, two people are making choices that limit or expand their horizons. Taking a tight grip on her coat, Johnson guides it along the air current and loops it firmly on to a hook, her gesture emphasising Rita’s determination not to be dictated to by circumstances, to take charge of her life.Ī gull swoops over the stage just as Rita is telling Frank that Chekhov’s The Seagull is a “dead sad” play. Tompkinson uses the wind’s buffetings to intensify our impression that Frank is flailing desperately to take control of his job, his love life and his drinking that, as a poet, he is trapped under the weight of his own defeated expectations. Stephen Tompkinson and Jessica Johnson respond deftly to such unpredictabilities, cleverly adapting them to their characterisations. Rita blows in, makes to take off her coat: a gust almost rips it from her back. Frantically fluttering papers threaten to fly from his desk he grabs at glass weights to hold them down. Russell take you on an emotional journey with "Joy." It may not be the uplifting movie you want this holiday season, but I would argue it is the movie you need.Enter Frank: long, wispy hair, lashing across his face, hinders his search for the whisky bottle hidden on his bookshelves. The purposefully over the top soap opera scenes obsessed over by bed-bound Terry (played by Virginia Madsen) are just enough to raise the otherwise dark tone. "Joy" also possesses a subtle humor, although many reviews seem to deny its existence. Lawrence's deadpan stares as she struts in and out of offices along with her turning point bathroom haircut, confirm that both Jennifer and Joy are a force to be reckoned with. As a young, aspiration-filled woman myself, Lawrence's portrayal of Joy makes me feel like I can take on the world (which is dream that current American society consistently crushes on the daily). That being said, "Joy" still left me feeling inspired. No one wants to be told that hard work and strong will are not enough to succeed in this world, and, as a whole, "Joy" does just that. This can be uncomfortable for the helpless movie-goer, which leads me to wonder if this is the reason so many people had distaste for the film. Lawrence has the undeniable ability to make you ache along with her struggles. ![]() She takes you on an emotional journey from start to finish. However, Lawrence takes it up a level to a powerful story about a woman never giving up and making her own opportunities happen against all odds. A poor, overworked woman selling a plastic mop does not sound that thrilling on paper. The movie's story itself does not seem like it has much to offer. There is no denying that the grand appeal to the movie was Jennifer Lawrence's compelling performance. I heard that this movie received negative reviews and feedback, so I was pleasantly surprised when I enJOYed the movie as much as I did. ![]()
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