Not what I was expecting

Rating: 2/10 (2 February 2014)

I went into this movie solely because I really enjoyed Silver Linings Playbook and David O. Russell's direction. However, I was disappointed beyond belief. This movie was too long, boring, awkward, and overall, terrible. The only reason I gave it two stars instead of one was Jennifer Lawrence. She carried the movie, with the 30 minutes she's in the film. Her lines made me laugh, and made the movie bearable so that I didn't walk out. Her acting was good, and the director allowed her to be as funny as her real personality, Christian Bale was good as his character as well as Lawrence, but the direction and script were not on par. I would not go see this movie again, nor would I recommend it to anyone.