Friday, November 23, 2012

Silver Linings Playbook

Drama, Romance
4.5 stars
Excellent film, and definitely NOT a chick flick.  Bradley Cooper stars as a volatile bipolar guy with an explosive temper.  Jennifer Lawrence (Winter's Bone, Hunger Games) plays an equally damaged woman who balances out his mood swings.  Robert De Niro co-stars as Cooper's father with a temper of his own who is obsessed with the Philadelphia Eagles and bets heavily on them.  Those are the ingredients, along with some wry humor, that make for a great date movie since there is plenty for both genders to enjoy - though some of the tumultuous scenes can be quite intense. Very good flick.

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