Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012) by Joseph A — 28 May 2014

Really enjoyed this one. Great performances, nice story. They need to make more movies about crazy people. You know, stuff we can relate to.

This review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012) was written by Joseph A on 28 May 2014.

Silver Linings Playbook has generally received very positive reviews.

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