Man with mental health problems who tries to reinvent himself and control his illness

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2014)

Basically Pat (Bradley Cooper) comes home to live with his parents after 8 months in mental hospital to try and reinvent himself to get his estranged wife back. Along the way he meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) who helps him in more ways than he ever imagined.
One of my favorite movies now. Bradley cooper and Jennifer Lawrence both have great performances. And obviously there is Robert De Niro who is always great. Bradley and Jennifer's chemistry is undeniable and their age difference in real life is completely forgotten because of this. The movie is so realistic in the sense that I wouldn't call it a comedy, or drama or really anything like that; It has it all. The drama is obviously shown through all the struggles that the main characters especially Pat and his family go through and I think most people can relate to it on different levels and in different ways. The comedy comes through the realism of it. It's not a "comedy" in the sense that if you want a mindless funny movie, but in an everyday realistic kind of funny. I have to also say the Bradley coopers performance is just outstanding in this. It was as if he wasn't acting, it was that great where you really do believe he is that character and forget he's acting. I loved that by just looking at his face and especially his eyes all of his emotions were right there for you to see and feel with him. That was what for me made me really connect and feel attached to his character.