Here’s a review on Silver Linings Playbook after catching it on the 2nd day of its premiere in cinemas, 2 weeks ago.
Directed by David O. Russell and written by David himself and Matthew Quick, Silver Linings Playbook was a movie full of tension but yet has a deep meaning. Silver Linings Playbook was adapted from, the novel, The Silver Linings Playbook written by Matthew Quick. The film has won numerous awards ever since its premiere on 16 November 2012 in US. Hence, I must say that Silver Linings Playbook is a MUST WATCH. Read on to find out what I think of the movie.
Cast
Bradley Cooper (Pat)
Jennifer Lawrence (Tiffany)
Robert De Niro (Pat’s father)
Chris Tucker (Danny)
Jacki Weaver (Dolores)
Anupam Kher (Dr. Cliff Patel)
John Ortiz (Ronnie)
Story Plot
It all begins with Pat, played by Bradley Cooper, being cooped up in a mental asylum after months of treatment for his bipolar disorder. He was then released and eventually found out that his wife, Nikki has left him and his dad, Robert De Niro, had lost his job. Pat became very frustrated and violent towards his parents in search of his wedding videos with Nikki. Even though, he had a restraining order from Nikki, he believed that he would recover and get Nikki back.
But things changed when he met his best friend’s wife’s sister, Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence). Tiffany’s husband died in an accident and since then, she had been called a slut for sleeping around with guys. However, she decided to change and eventually began to get Pat closer to her by offering her help to Pat that is to pass Nikki the letter he wrote. But in return, Pat has to join a dancing competition with her. Even though Pat was very reluctant, he had no choice because he was desperate to get Tiffany’s help to pass the letter to Nikki. Since the agreement, Pat came to Tiffany’s backyard house to practice every single day.
Eventually it came to a point when Pat got a reply from Nikki, a letter which was written by Tiffany herself, saying that Nikki has moved on and wants Pat to move on too. Things heated up with Pat almost giving up in dancing and Tiffany had to lie to Pat that Nikki is coming for the dance competition.
On the competition day, Pat and Tiffany did average even though Tiffany was devastated that Nikki really did attend the competition and afraid that she might lose Pat to Nikki. But it was such a sweet touch to the ending when Pat chased after Tiffany after seeing him whispering to Nikki. Pat confessed his love to Tiffany.
My Thoughts
I enjoyed watching this movie a lot mainly because of its story plot and the actors, Bradley Cooper is so handsome and Jennifer Lawrence is just so sexy. They played their character really well that I could emotionally relate to them. Though there were too much dialogue in the movie, in which I had to listen more than to watch, it was indeed necessary to tell the whole story. I like the intense moments during the arguments between Pat and his parents. The close-ups used in the movie were effective to let the audience feel connected to Pat, who is suffering from bipolar disorder.
3 out 5 stars!!
Loves,
Ross
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