did they read the book before or after writing the screenplay?

Rating: 3/10 (22 July 2013)

This might be the worst book to movie adaptation I've ever seen. I actually had to increase my rating for Cloud Atlas after seeing this movie. So many fundamental elements of the original story were excluded that I often thought (sarcastically) they may have based the movie on a different book - maybe I had read the wrong 'Silver Linings Playbook' book. I loved the book. I even found it enjoyable reading the book knowing who would be playing the various characters in the movie. I'm no fan of Bradley Cooper, but I felt he was perfect for the role of Pat as I made my way through the book. And surprisingly, I thought he was the strongest performer when I finally watched the movie. Jennifer Lawrence (meeeeeow) was entirely underutilized in the movie. Great that she won an Oscar, but she should have won it for a movie and performance better than this. & Robert DeNiro: Does this guy simply show up for the $ these days? I wonder if they recreated the father for the sake of giving him more lines in the movie. That Aussie chick who plays the mother: she was great, but similar to Jen - entirely underutilized. I want to forget this movie and reread the book.