Day 154 - Silver Linings Playbook (American)

"Cooper plays Patrick "Pat" Solatano, Jr., a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents, played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver. Determined to win back his estranged wife, Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her. The two become closer as they train and Pat, his father, and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their issues."

This film should have never won any awards especially for Jennifer Lawrence's performance. There are a few laughable moments but other times the comedy used was very stupid. De Niro's character seemed almost un-necessary and really uninteresting. Even Pat's older brother seemed useless to the plotline. At times you wonder if you should treat this film seriously or toss back in it's case. I will see that Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper's characters were the best but they lacked a lot of depth despite everything that happened in the film. I couldn't take this film seriously at all, I did appreciate Chris Tucker's role since it has been a while since I saw him in a movie but his character was also a little useless to the storyline. I wouldn't suggest this film to any romance fans but maybe romantic comedy fans. But that's only if they have nothing else to do.


2/5