Review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012) by Mateosandiego — 20 Jan 2013
This movie is smegma. Totally calculated and cynical, nonetheless managing to also be super vapid. Basically, it's a Sleepless In Seattle-style romantic comedy with a vaguely original "mental health" wrapping.
You can call out all the most conventional and tired plot devices before they happen; and the ones you can't (like the dance-off) are unpredictable only because they are just so damn stupid and belong in another movie.
Bradley Cooper is cute, but basically a WB-caliber actor. Hunger Games girl has a weird inauthenticity about her and she's just not believable as this character. I dunno what Robert Deniro is doing in this movie, but he makes the best of a bad situation, at least.
I would fear for us as a society if I truly believed this stinker would pass the test of time. Fortunately, I am old enough to know it won't.
This review of Silver Linings Playbook (2012) was written by Mateosandiego on 20 Jan 2013.
Silver Linings Playbook has generally received very positive reviews.
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