As the saying goes every cloud has a sliver lining, with
that in mind and fingers crossed the trepidatious cinephile sat down to view Silver Linings
Playbook. And it was by no means an easy feat considering this one bloggers hatred
of a certain middle of the road, punch face, smarmy Bradley Cooper. But let’s
cast that loathing aside in an Oprah-esque fashion and get down to brass tacks.
Silver Linings Playbook, adapted from the book of the same
name, is a story about finding love when you least expect it or maybe it’s
about achieving your authentic life fulfilment or some other self-help book
nonsense. On paper it sounds like the biggest saccharine sweet thing going but
translated to screen it’s a pretty enjoyable way to spend two odd hours of your
time. David 0. Russell handles the script brilliantly, submitting enough honest
laughs to keep the pace light hearted but then allowing the actors to hit home
with the dramatic sub plots. A wealth of topics is covered in Silver Linings
and it’s directed perfectly.
Great acting performances from the leads help cement the
loopy storyline. Oh yeah and that’s right hell has just frozen over, Bradley
Cooper was actually quite good. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that
he had a rubbish bag on for half the movie or maybe Jennifer Lawrence is such a
talent ( and a girl crush ) that I was blind to his uber punchable face.
Okay so it gets a little too cutesy and quirky for its own
good sometimes but it treads the line quite nicely. Romantic, enjoyable and
even with the topics of bipolar disorder, death, adultery and O.C.D being in
the mix, it’s an altogether heart warmer.
P.S. watch out for this one come awards season!
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