I watched this in the cinema last November, and enjoyed it immensely. This film delivered something very different from what I was expecting- the trailer made it look like a standard romantic comedy (albeit one with an excellent cast)- and so I thought it would be a pleasant if not challenging way to spend an evening with my housemates, when in fact by trying to market it like this I feel like they were doing it a disservice. Jennifer Lawrence received the Best Actress Oscar for this film, and she was very good in it but I also thought the rest of the cast were equally good.
The main thing that I liked about Silver Linings Playbook was the portrayal of mental health issues. In the UK we are encouraged by adverts to talk about mental health- it's seen as more of a taboo subject that people are secretive about even more than the most embarrassing bodily function (or malfunction). 'Silver Linings Playbook' is a love story about two people with (arguably serious) mental health problems- but it's also a film about families. One thing that struck me we was the inference that everyone to some extent has problems of this kind; Robert De Niro as Bradley Cooper's character's father has compulsions that have been accepted- the family has adjusted to building life and ritual around them, which I think is a realistic picture of what happens in that kind of situation.
Silver Linings Playbook is a funny, quirky, and bittersweet film. All of the acting performances are excellent, and it makes a good point but without driving it home too much. Worth paying for.
The main thing that I liked about Silver Linings Playbook was the portrayal of mental health issues. In the UK we are encouraged by adverts to talk about mental health- it's seen as more of a taboo subject that people are secretive about even more than the most embarrassing bodily function (or malfunction). 'Silver Linings Playbook' is a love story about two people with (arguably serious) mental health problems- but it's also a film about families. One thing that struck me we was the inference that everyone to some extent has problems of this kind; Robert De Niro as Bradley Cooper's character's father has compulsions that have been accepted- the family has adjusted to building life and ritual around them, which I think is a realistic picture of what happens in that kind of situation.
Silver Linings Playbook is a funny, quirky, and bittersweet film. All of the acting performances are excellent, and it makes a good point but without driving it home too much. Worth paying for.
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