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SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

Average
Rating

3.5

Thursday, November 01, 2012, AMC La Jolla 12 Theatres

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1

On Screen: 4:30pm or 7:30pm (You Pick!)

AMC La Jolla 12 Theatres (Auditorium #9)

Cinema Chat and Introduction begins 15 minutes prior to screenings

Discussion follows screenings

Winner, Audience Award, Toronto International Film Festival

SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK

After a stint in a mental institution, former teacher Pat Solitano moves back in with his parents and tries to reconcile with his ex-wife. Things get more challenging when Pat meets Tiffany, a mysterious girl with problems of her own. Written and directed by David O. Russell (THE FIGHTER), SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK stars Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro. A Weinstein Company Release, it opens commercially in San Diego on November 21st.

Running Time: 120 Minutes / Ratings TBA

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12-Nov-12: Mickey Kopol - Rating: 4

Saw Silver Linings at the Napa Film Festival this past week. It was very enthusiastically received. Every one I spoke with said they loved the film.I have known people who had sudden and seemingly unprovoked explosions and Bradley Cooper gave a very realistic portrayal of this kind of bi-polar behavior. Actually, I would rate it a 4.5.

5-Nov-12: ND - Rating: 4

I'm not going to try write a sophisticated review of the film and script. I was just entertained a lot and had to remind myself how young Jennifer Lawrence was in real life (22). In this film she was very attractive. I see great success possible in her future. There was a 15 year difference in age with Bradley Cooper but given their psychosis I guess it's all plausible. All the actors I thought were enjoying their roles with this script. I have no trouble recommending the film if for no other reason it was great entertainment.

5-Nov-12: Sioux - Rating: 3

I think I liked this better immediately following the showing, but when I thought about it a bit more, a few things didn't hold up. I'll get to that later.

I liked the performances of pretty much everyone. DeNiro was great (how can he not be?) as were Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Laurence. After seeing her in Winter's Bone and The Hunger Games, I was afraid she was always going to appear as sort of the same character, but in this movie, I think she showed some range and some humor. I enjoyed the messiness of the plot - it wasn't all rainbows and unicorns. The dancing was ridiculously bad, which I liked and found more realistic than one that had been "Hollywood-ized" and made perfect, like Dirty Dancing.

The part of the plot that seemed to fall apart for me was the matter of the ex-wife and the restraining order. I had a hard time believing that she would sit there smiling at the man who scared her so much she needed legal protection. We're supposed to think that the letter exchange made all the difference, but ultimately, we find out she didn't write the letter. Did she even receive the letter from him? That whole scenario broke the "willful suspension of reality" that I had been enjoying to that point. I just didn't buy it.

That having been said, on the whole, I did enjoy it well enough. I don't know that I need to see it again in the theater, but I would definitely see it again on DVD.

2-Nov-12: Mroe - Rating: 5

Well that was a humdinger of a movie and I was thrilled with the ending and actually had a little extra spring in my step on the way to my car from experiencing such entertainment. Will encourage others to see it and will be anxiously waiting on nomination day to see just how many it receives. Since I am not from Philly nor do I know anyone who is from there I trust that the “rituals/customs” for celebrating and preparing for the home team (crabbies? and homemades?) are accurate and typical of any home in that city. Also, I have not experienced anyone being/going manic in my presence but I suspect the way it was portrayed at 3 in the am that this is true too. The movie felt very real and I appreciated the subtleties of revealing the past of the “broken” characters without forcing the obvious down our throats to insure we get it. I like a smart film that treats the viewer with respect.

1-Nov-12: Georgi - Rating: 3

If I were rating this movie like Nick Canepa rates the Chargers I would give it a C+. There were a couple special moments but the beginning was so uncomfortable I never truly recovered. I laughed at the fumbling dance contest episode and that was about it. The play book must have referred to all the different movies the writer relied on as references: Ballroom, Diner, Meet the Fockers and more. No doubt tho...Jennifer Lawrence is pretty darn good.

1-Nov-12: RichG - Rating: 2

How anyone could put ARGO in the same sentence as this piece of drivel is a puzzlement to me. With a hackneyed script which showed nothing new or creative the evening bordered on the painful. If it was touted as a "comedy" someone forgot to put in the humor. The next time I see Bradley Cooper listed as "the leading man" I will run away as fast as I can. I will try not to hold the Canadians responsible for their accolades.

1-Nov-12: Aam Koltz - Rating: 4

A really good film - right in line with the rest of your picks for the season. A great season! Thanks!