Silver Linings Playbook-Movie Review 08/29/2013
Posted by dbinder in Academy Awards, Based on a novel, Comedy, Emotional Drama, Movies, Romantic comedy.Tags: bradley cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, robert de niro, silver linings
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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (American) 2012
Based on the novel by Matthew Quick
Directed by David O. Russell
Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver
This film was very popular on the awards circuit, so click here for a list of awards and nominations.
Former teacher Pat Solitano (Cooper) returns to his parents’ house after spending some time in a mental institution where he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. His parents, Pat Sr. (De Niro) and Dolores (Weaver) do their best to cope with his ups and downs. When Pat Jr. meets the offbeat Tiffany (Lawrence), his life seems to take a new and more promising turn.
The beginning of this movie didn’t seem very entertaining or humorous to me, and I almost stopped watching it. One of its benefits is said to be an increased awareness of this type of mental illness and how the family is affected by it. That it did do, I suppose, although I venture to say that not all (and probably not most) outcomes are so positive. Overall, I thought the film was worth watching and that the versatile Jennifer Lawrence did deserve her Oscar win.
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