Silver Linings Playbook

STARRING

Bradley Cooper as Pat

Jennifer Lawrence as Tiffany

Robert DeNiro as Pat Senior

Jacki Weaver as Dolores

Chris Tucker as Danny

I can't really review this too in-depth as I have to get ready for my interview, but here goes.

This movie is fantastic. Everything about it works on every level, and actors I've seen before show me depth and ability I didn't know they possessed. Bradley Cooper plays Pat without any of his normal smarm and cockiness, which is refreshing. Jennifer Lawrence, who I've only seen in X-Men: First Class and The Hunger Games, plays Tiffany with a kind of strong vulnerability that proves to me she was the correct choice as Best Actress at this past year's Oscars. Robert DeNiro is a legend, and despite a few stumbles in the road (I'm looking at you, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle) he delivers as you would expect an actor of his pedigree to deliver. The biggest surprise, however, has to be Chris Tucker, who shows that he does know how to act without the shrillness and the IN YOUR FACE LOUDEST THING ON THE SCREEN EVEN LOUDER THAN THE EXPLOSIONS characters he's known for from The Fifth Element and the Rush Hour series.

If you have the means to see this movie, do it. It's a romantic comedy that's light on the mushy crap and heavy on making you believe two incredibly broken people can put each other's lives back together.


FINAL REVIEW

Silver Linings Playbook
5 snowflakes out of 5


TL; DR - The best movie I've seen so far in this little experiment. See it.

Now, off to get ready for my interview!