Starring: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jackie Weaver
Rating: R for language and some sexuality/nudity
Run Time: 2 hours, 2 minutes
Synopsis: Pat (Cooper) is released from his psychiatric hospital into the care of his parents (De Niro & Weaver), 8 months after beating up his wife's lover. In an attempt to get back together with his wife, Pat tries to become a better person by reading classic books, working out and agreeing to help a new friend, the recently widowed Tiffany (Lawrence), compete in a dance contest.
REVIEW
Andrew: Hello readers! Earlier this week Sarah and I took a day trip down to New York City to take in some delicious food from some of our favorite food trucks (shout out to Wafles & Dinges [@waffletruck] and Trusty Truck [@trustytruck]!) and to catch a showing of David O. Russell’s latest directorial effort, Silver Linings Playbook! Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro, it’s based on the Matthew Quick’s 2008 novel “The Silver Linings Playbook”.
Cooper (The Hangover) plays Pat, a Philadelphia schoolteacher who is
brought home by his parents from the psychiatric hospital 8 months after he
found his wife cheating on him and had a psychotic breakdown, which included
him beating the crap out of his wife’s lover. De Niro (Meet the Parents) plays Pat’s dad, Pat,
Sr., who suffers from OCD and who, after having recently retired, has become a bookie to raise
money so he can open his own restaurant. And Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games) plays Tiffany,
sister-in-law to Pat’s best friend and a recent widow, who is also a little
crazy and takes a shine to Pat. Basically everyone in this film is just a
little bit crazy.
Sarah: Yeah…and there are a lot of other recognizable faces
in the movie, like Julia Stiles (The Bourne Ultimatum) and Chris Tucker (Rush Hour).
A: This is a movie that we've wanted to see for quite some
time. We've been hearing a lot of great things about the performances from
Cooper, Lawrence and De Niro, but because it’s only in limited release so far
we had to go to Manhattan to see it. Now that we HAVE seen Silver Linings
Playbook, what did you think of it?
S: I liked it, but I believe that the strength of the movie
lies solely in its cast.
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| Jennifer Lawrence (left) and Bradley Cooper headline a fantastic cast in David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook Expect Oscar love for them. |
