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Sadia Afrin Joyce Carol Vincent's life story is saddening, and intriguing. I applaud the director for bringing her story into everyone's attention and trying to string together her life and ambitions. But I felt the documentary was not very well made. Zawe Ashton as Joyce was spectacular and her acting was mesmerizing. That being said, the documentary needed to subtitle the names of the people who appeared and talked about Joyce. It was very annoying to figure out who was whom and how they knew Joyce. The most irritating thing was the board with horrible, almost unintelligible handwriting. The family declined to appear on the docu which was a big disappointment. All in all, I feel Carol tried her best but I felt more effort was needed.

p-stepien The news of Joyce Vincent's body discovered in a flat in 2006, hit the British waves causing a shock to the system. Joyce died in her apartment just before Christmas 2003, packing presents and watching television, for three years no one noticed her disappearance, no one enquired about her, not even the landlord reacted to the constantly playing TV or the unpaid bills. However terrifying the vision was, it was just a story, as noted by her former friends, lovers and acquaintances that initially failed to connect the death with the Joyce they knew.The documentary by Carol Morey uncovers the person behind the story and attempts to explain not only the obvious shocking question: How can someone dissolve unnoticed from society? Instead it also fleshes out Joyce Vincent as a person, a human being with dreams and achievements. Probably most surprisingly Joyce Vincent turns out to be somewhat of an extrovert, a beautiful well-versed person of mixed race, who back in the days was loved and adored by many, even having at least two meaningful relationships. Her downfall turns out to be even more shocking given she was once heavily connected with the London musical circles and later on had a well-paid job in the financial sector. Despite these episodes of success, she ultimately spirals into oblivion - detached from her family and friends.Some may feel unsatisfied at how many questions regarding Joyce Vincent remain unearthed, as there is a large blank period just prior to her death. Not much is known as to why she dropped out of society or why she left her well-paid accountancy post to work as a cleaner. No one knows for whom the presents were being prepared. Not much is said about the abusive Polish boyfriend. But I feel that all these dark parts of Joyce Vincent, mysterious as they must be, would only distract from what is otherwise a sombre eulogy to her life, painting a picture of someone worth remembering, despite her ultimate failure. The sensitive approach with which Carol Morley approaches her story is remarkable, distinctly painting a picture of Joyce, molding her as a person and bringing her something she would have so hoped for: remembrance.The movie lingers in your memory, invoking questions about the society you live in, where despite being surrounded by warm and caring individuals (as much of Vincent's friends seem to be), she managed to fall through the social net of emotional co-dependence, which binds us all together. The story leaves us contemplating the frailty of our lives and the lucid relevance of who we are. On a personal note also left me all gooey and hugging my significant other - love and acceptance is all we need...

supersmoothape An utterly pointless, self-indulgent and thoroughly depressing slice of hotchpotch investigative journalism. This film ought to be avoided if at all possible. It seems as though the filmmaker became so carried away with her success at uncovering those ties and relationships the police and the authorities in their 'run of the mill' investigation failed to discover that she thought it warranted an entire 95min film on the matter. The result is an odd, empty and protracted examination of the life of somebody who seemed to have, quite simply (, horrific though it may be,) slipped through the net, rather than an examination of existential concerns over death, mortality, solitude, unaccomplished dreams and most importantly the beauty of a life that was left for so long without the ties that would have led to it's commemoration. What was the filmmaker trying to accomplish here? Firstly one gets the impression that the drive behind the film is almost a sense of overwhelming injustice, a sort of primal cry for the remembrance of another person who was left for so long and in such a way. However after a while one realises that the film runs very short on material and instead of examining the beauty of a forgotten existence it obsesses and makes assumptions on its demise. Why then make such a film? If the motivation for it was the anomalous circumstances and sense of horror, unease and injustice felt by the fact that Joyce Vincent lay dead for three years in her apartment without anyone in the entire world realising; that someone in today's society (, someone who wasn't too far off being similar to you and I,) could vanish into solitude and ultimately death, then surely a film about her and her life should serve to recall her story in a more celebratory fashion.A dreadful film.

estelleberlan where do i start? this movie is powerful,uncomfortable,sad and true to life. I felt i was watching my life unfold on the screen....really odd experience. It touch me deeply..love the way its been filmed,i didn't felt like they exploited her short life, they just gave Joyce the farewell she somehow deserved... i must confess i will have love to know all the blank of her life. i would like to know why the family did not get involve directly with the making of the film? also why we don't get to know the full reason she went into a refuge for abuse women? did she get some kind of counselling? who was the person who interview her at the refuge? Surely,to get the bedsit she must have told someone what happens. you don't get those kind of accommodation if you are not in a really bad situation. i have million of questions and none of them will be answered Thats the cleverness of this movie....because you still left wondering Why?