Movie #693 ........................."Silver Linings Playbook"

Movie #693 "Silver Linings Playbook" --- I see this to be nominated for esp the script in the Oscar race because it is quite different and 'out there" --- it walks that line of showing mental illness in a funny light at times while then showing scenes that are painfully sad.........For a long time, I felt the film was going along, introducing its quirky characters but not going anywhere, much like the characters in the film itself --- however, when they have a goal, the characters and the film take off. The high point and end worked well for me, and things came together nicely , but it's a rocky road along the way ---- but isn't that life anyway, and esp. when you are depressed, or bi polar, etc. I applaud any film that suggests there are other ways (besides drugs) to deal with mental illness, and this would be one of them (Lars and the real girl is another one) A very different, frenetic tone to this film and not for everybody, but I welcomed its differences. I gave this 4 out of 5 stars.... Silver Linings Playbook2012R After a four-year stay in a psychiatric institution, former teacher Pat Peoples has no choice but to move back in with his mother. While he's trying in vain to reunite with his wife, Pat meets another woman fated to change his life. Cast:Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker, Julia Stiles, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham Genre:Romantic Comedies, Comedy