Wow...

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2015)

Hearing a lot about this movie around the time it came out in 2012 and seeing the trailer, I had to see it. I finally got around to it after I came home from being away for 5 months at Army Basic Training... and it didn't let me down.
I had known Bradley Cooper from the Hangover and Wedding Crashers, and his performance as Pat proved to me that he can do more than be a comedic actor. He is really funny, but he finds the right combination of drama and comedy. Having seen him in this, America Hustle and American Sniper, he's come a long way from doing comedy and I look forward to whatever else he does in the future. Jennifer Lawrence gets a lot of hate these days because she's insanely famous now and has been nominated for Oscar 3 times winning 1 for this movie. Call me a fanboy all you want but I think she earned it. Like Cooper's character, she's funny but also finds the right dramatic beats as well. Not to mention she's very beautiful ;) Sorry... Couldn't resist. They also prove to be strangely perfect for one another since they both bond over the fact that they're really out there. This is the best that Robert De Niro has been in years, he almost had me in tears at one point. And the rest of the cast was really good also.
I'm not bipolar, but I have a tendency to be really emotional when the situation doesn't require it, and I related to this story and how some of my family's habits can get on my nerves particularly my father and sister. Because we all have that part inside of us that makes us in a way "crazy", some more than others. David O Russell finds the right balance between drama and comedy, and the emotional moments can be really intense to the point where you might feel uncomfortable (in the right way). And with the ending of Pat and Tiffany getting together fits in with the overall theme that even when things aren't going well for you, there's still a bright side to it and it does get better in the long run. And I think people need to stop complaining about them getting together. Like that doesn't happen in real life. Life isn't always dark and depressing. And as an Eagles fan, I dug the hell out of the football stuff :)
With a movie like this, it could've easily come off as sappy and eye rolling but David O. Russell found the right tone and making the characters and story feel grounded. And I also liked the soundtrack with Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash and the musical score by Danny Elfman. I'm proud to say that this movie has become one of my all time favorite movies.