Speechless.

Rating: 10/10 (21 June 2013)

Silver Linings Playbook is a film directed and written by David O.Russell (with the original being written by Matthew Quick as a novel). This film has got three very recognisable faces within it, with three of the leads being taken by none other than Bradley Cooper playing Pat, Jennifer Lawrence playing Tiffany and Robert De Niro playing Pat Sr. who all have taken to their roles with such precision and jaw dropping talent, it gave that final light to round off an overall amazing film with a great storyline.
Today was my first ever viewing of Silver Lining Playbook. One of my friends and I were doing a trade of films, I gave him Inception and he, this film. I didn't really know what to expect, I'd seen the trailer before it came out and then seen a lot of reviews and comments floating around the film on social networking sites ever since, especially Tumblr which exploded with excitement.
As the film started I was sitting there with a basic idea of what of the film was about, I knew that two characters had some sort of mental illness or something around that area and that they both ended up helping each other in different ways. The film started and 122 minutes later, I was sitting at the screen, sobbing my heart out at what a fantastic film I just witnessed. Heck, 20 minutes in I was hooked and glued to the screen and by the time Cooper's and Lawrence's on screen relationship started to connect, I was begging for them to just kiss and be together! Bradley kick starts the film with his background and what's happened to put him where he is, in the situation he is in, at the current moment and time and you find out about his marriage that sent him into a mental institution after he caught his wife cheating on him and he nearly beat the man half the death. Now, he is getting help to try and control his temper and outbursts etc. As the movie goes on he see Lawrence start off as a very mysterious, in-your-face, kind of girl - looking extremely attractive as always and from the word go, you can see that their characters click in a strange sort of way. The story progresses and just starts overflowing with so much emotion - especially with Cooper taking to his character so well and portraying all the little aspects that someone suffering with the condition would have, making the viewers really emphasis not just for him, but his family members and him. There is many times when he portrays the distress and frustration so well with little twitches and facial expressions that really deeper you're understanding and meaning. Meeting the same acting level is his outstanding co-star Jennifer who delivers her lines with such an emotional attachment and power that you can feel her broken past, you can see that she's a shadow of the character she was meant to be formally.
Put simply, all characters work in harmony making the film sing with an operatic manner making this one of my all time favourite films which gets added to my top 5 films that I love. I just believe that it's a definite must watch film, for the actors and actress's and the story line. With that, my rating out a 10 (excellent) doesn't need to be explained.
By the end, you are witnessing a feel good film that leaves you sitting in your seat looking like a mess while you sob into a tissue crying with happiness.
But hey, don't take my word for it. Check out the film and see what I'm talking about.