Really Good

Rating: 8/10 (24 February 2019)

I was not expecting to like this movie. I didn't want to like it. Part of me tried not to like it, even while I was watching it, but I just couldn't help it. I really liked it! I think the reason I didn't think I would like SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK was because of the trailer. Usually I can get a pretty good idea of how much I'll like a movie from the trailer. Sometimes I'm wrong, but not often. But this time I was.
The reason I watched it even though I didn't think I'd like it was because a friend of mine told me that it was really good and that it would be different than I expected. This was the same friend who recommended GIRL, INTERRUPTED to me (not a fan), so I was skeptical. But he was right this time. It was so much better and different than expected. The story seems predictable at first, but it goes in a completely different direction than you think it will. Recommend.