This Oscar season is well underway and filled with another set of star studded movies. Silver Linings Playbook stars Bradley Cooper as Pat Solitano, a bipolar husband whose wife has left him after he was committed to mental health hospital for eight month. Jennifer Lawrence costars as Tiffany, a recent widow and sister of a friend's wife. They develop an interesting relationship is both heart warming and chaotic as they help each other cope with the challenges in their lives. But the funny thing about life... there is always a silver lining.
First of all, this movie is smart, funny, and quite heart warming. But it also deals with the realities of families that must cope with mental illness. Robert De Niro stars as Pat Solitano Sr. and gives a great performance as a father struggling to deal with his son's condition. To round out the cast, Chris Tucker is Danny's friend the hospital and Tucker brings is controlled maniac comedic energy to the big screen in this great comeback role and hopefully this is a sign of a more to come in the future for this talented comedian.
The story is definitely a romantic comedy full with ups and down and several dramatic scene that will be sure to get it some consideration for awards. But more importantly, this movies explores how people deal with love, life, and loss. The film is a dark comedy and Cooper is wonderfully charismatic and funny... he still has his Hangover comedic skills at work here. Lawrence is the real surprise of the movie. At first someone may think this is role is miscast, but watch the whole movie and judge for yourself. She holds her own with De Niro and Cooper in several scenes and she might even get a nomination for her work.
Chris Tucker... First film in forever.. and he's good in it. There is potential for more serious roles.
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Pros
1. The cast is excellent in the movie, but especially Jennifer Lawrence a very unexpected performance from young a surprisingly talented actress. Her she might of stolen the movie in her first scene.
2. The plot of the movie is familiar but the treatment of the mental health is done warmly and with heart. It shows the funny and sad sides of this condition that affects so many families.
3. The "Parley"... Love the word.... and better use to drive the plot.
Cons
1. The Solitanos are Eagle Fans... Okay we will have to ignore this sad fact.
2. This is an art house film so it may not be in many theaters so you might have to look for it. But its a Weinstein film so you know it will get Oscar marketing post Golden Globe.
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