Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (2 October 2013)

To date this has to be Bradley Coopers finest work, it just goes to show he can act given a fine script such as this. Silver linings play book is a clever movie where by the camera work is both focused and random all of which appears to be deliberate. The dialogue and script as well is also somewhat random in parts, but this too I felt was deliberate as we are watching a movie about people who have issues on differing levels and it shows that nobody is without their quirks and it gives the sense that you are also in that world to. As the trick here is that is only slightly hinted at what the full gravity of why Pat(Bradley) was in an institution.
I don't normally do "Romance" but this movie is an exceptional example on how not to do just slush but have a well crafted movie on top. Both Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence are perfectly cast and steal the screen and Robert De Niro's performance is also brilliant and not his usual hard man role.