Thursday 29 November 2012

Silver Linings Playbook (2012) 7/10

Starring : Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker
Director : David O Russell
Running Time : 122 mins

Pat Solitano (Cooper) has been released into the custody of his parents after an eight month stint in a mental health facility after he blew a fuse when he found his wife naked in the shower with another man. In his efforts to win his wife back he forms an unlikely friendship with a widow named Tiffany Maxwell (Lawrence), believing that if he enters a dance competition with her his wife might become jealous and take him back.

This is a sweet movie that tries to keep us interested by having the lead characters suffer from various neuroses, but the overall effect wasn’t as good as it could have been. Although Lawrence does a great job in her role, I only believed Cooper’s character when he was being angry – at other times he just felt like every other character he has ever played. Still, it’s definitely worth a watch.

You’ll like this if you liked : It’s Kind of A Funny Story




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