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Jennifer Lawrence
Bradley Cooper
Robert De Niro
Julia Stiles
Jacki Weaver
Chris Tucker

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After eight months in an institution, Pat Solitano moves in with his parents, wanting nothing more to get his life back in order, starting with re-connecting with he ex-wife. He meets a young woman with challenges of her own who promises to help him, as long as he does something for her in return. Yet as the plan comes together, these two damaged individuals begin to form their own bond. -- Chris Kavan

04/15/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Holy Hell, Bradley Cooper Was Great

What an awesome surprise. A very serious movie about mental illness and coping with loss disguised as romantic comedy.

Great direction, awesome casting, incredible performances by Robert Deniro, Jennifer Lawrence and even Bradley Cooper (that was the biggest surprise) and a strong soundtrack/score combine to create my favorite movie of 2012.

Things I loved about this movie: Bradley Cooper cutting weight by working out while wearing a trash bag, Chris Tucker's performance, Robert Deniro's OCD, Bradley Cooper's lack of a communication filter and the dance scene.

I typically push back when everyone I know tells me I need to see a movie- I'm typically right to avoid such suggestions (The Passion of the Christ is the first example that comes to mind.) This time i should have taken t...

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4/4 

04/14/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

OK. Fine!

Released from a mental health institution after months of detainment, Pat Solitano (Bradley Cooper) lives with his parents. Desperate to reconnect with his wife, Nikki, he befriends Tifanny (Jennifer Lawrence) who is now a widow, and spends time together.

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To some extent I could not understand why this movie was actually nominated for Academy Awards. I felt the film, in general, was plain and simple, without any big surprises in it. Yes, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, with Robert de Niro and Jacki Weaver was a good cast to start with, but still it did not deliver a great punch on viewers which would make this film a great one. Also, the material was there, a deep story which worked as a comedy-drama, but I did not find a "soul" of the film, the core which would really give...

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3/4 

02/03/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Solid acting job from Cooper!

Wow when overlooking this years Oscar nominees (Well for last year's films that is) and now watching alot of them there have been some real gems. 'The Silver Linings Playbook' is no excpetion with great performances by Bradley Cooper (Who is nominated for the best actor award) Robert Deniro and the always great and incredibly beautiful Jennifer Lawrence as well. Pat (Cooper) gets released from a mental institution after spending 8 months there after catching his wife cheating on him. Apon getting released he is still obsessed with finding his wife and runs into another female Tiffany Maxwell (Lawrence) who has many issues of her own although the more time Pat spends with her he finds he is not only falling for her (Cant blame him there) he is getting help in getting on with his life.

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3.5/4