The Oscar race heats up with "Silver Linings Playbook" getting a wider release in theatres. Jeremy gives you his review of this "Dark Horse". David O Russell alternates between comedy and psychological drama in this hugely enjoyable film.

Russell, is how Dolores is a sane and caring woman and has had long experience in dealing with compulsive behavior, because her husband is a fanatic fan of the Philadelphia Eagles. Silver Linings Playbook movie reviews & Metacritic score: Life doesn't always go according to plan. Pat Solitanohas lost everything -- his As their deal plays out, an unexpected bond begins to form between them, and silver linings appear in both of their lives. (The Weinstein Company)… Silver Linings Playbook walks a tricky thematic tightrope, but David O.

Silver Linings Playbook

Russell's sensitive direction This is a date movie that caters to the needs of both men and women: American football and In Silver Linings Playbook, David O. Silver Linings Playbook is eager to sting instead of soothe. It's one of the year's best movies because Russell makes you laugh till it hurts. Russell gives Silver Linings Playbook a jagged, jolting spark that throws you off balance. Tiffany jogs up behind Pat, prodding and poking until she wins him over. Silver Linings Playbook is, in some ways, true to its name: It's a story that seems to have some hidden benefits.

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In Pat and Tiffany, we're given two hurting people who need each other and grow to love each other. Through their awkward, often sweet romance, we see them heal and grow. "Silver Linings Playbook," the exuberant new movie from David O. The story tracks the feverish, happy, sad, absurdly funny ups and downs of a head case named Pat Solatano, played by a surprisingly effective, intensely focused Bradley Cooper, just as he returns.

Silver Linings Playbook doesn't play by the current romantic comedy book—No scatology, nudity, f-bombing, or feminist and gay bashing. Silver Linings Playbook paves a highly entertaining road to recovery for its characters, which you will be glad you helped sponsor. The movie begins to drag in the latter second act - and after taking such a leisurely pace to get where it's going, the climax feels a bit rushed and very cliched. Silver Linings Playbook is essentially a romcom, but generously laced with abrasive grit.