Silver Linings Playbook

[TheBoySeggy]

what does the title mean? I get the silver linings but what about the playbook?

Playbook is an American Football term.

[Jayman]

I didn't think much of David O. Russell's I ♥ Huckabees nor did I care much for Flirting with Disaster, but I loved Three Kings and thought The Fighter was just utterly, utterly brilliant.
Much like The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook contains a plethora of thoroughly uncouth oddballs all of whom you're expected to empathise with by the end...and my word, did I ever.

I have to be honest - when I heard that the movie was about a former mental institution inhabitant, I immediately had a flashback to It's Kind of a Funny Story which I didn't really like. Thank God this went a different route. Hackneyed? Yes. Soppy? Yes. But believable? Yes, yes, absolutely yes!! Admittedly, the entire last act felt a bit too mainstream given the art-house atmosphere generated by the first two thirds, but I went with it and still had a blast.

In short, I loved this movie! More than Russell's flawless direction, I adored Bradley Cooper and flat out LOVED Jennifer Lawrence.
Sheer perfection on all of their parts, intelligently written and easily one of my favourite flicks of the year.

Not to be missed.

PS. Worth watching just to see Chris Tucker NOT playing a jive-talking sidekick.

[Jayman]

Did anyone notice the BBFC certificate for Ginger and Rosa before the movie?
Sent me into a mini-panic!

[TheDude]

what does the title mean? I get the silver linings but what about the playbook?

Playbook is an American Football term.

I'd imagine playbook is referring to the "strategy" the psychiatrist was talking about when Pat is stressed out, etc.

Great performances all round and as an American Football fan (not the Eagles), loved that whole side of the story too.

Me too, except I vaguely remember that season few years ago when this is set, so I knew the outcome of that last Eagles-Cowboys game...

Btw, for non-NFL fans, the player they mention (DeSean Jackson) and the infamous 1-yard play, called the "dumbest ever"... Here it is, always good to see it again!

[Jayman]

Btw, for non-NFL fans, the player they mention (DeSean Jackson) and the infamous 1-yard play, called the "dumbest ever"... Here it is, always good to see it again!

LOL! Reminds me of this:

[Spring]

Too many disruptive twats turned up at Shepherd's Bush tonight, it seems it was badly overbooked as well, so the first 20 minutes we had people looking for non-existent seats in the dark, being asked to leave and arguing with cinema staff inside the screen while the film is on... Then the chatting, swapping seats midway through the film (WTF?), checking mobile phones, etc. Unbelievable. I liked the film quite a lot, but will have to watch again at some point to enjoy fully.

I know, it seemed as if there were more mentally unstable people at the screening then on the screen and the seats were vibrating (2nd row). I was felling sea sick with all the people coming and going, the screen being so near and the weird seats.
The film definitely had funny moments and great acting but I felt a little conscious laughing at the clinically diagnosed disturbed even if the undiagnosed seemed crazier at times. 7/10

OMG...serious overbooking & why the hell did they staff let so many latecomers in & then let them faffed around so much. I wanted to take my shoes off & chuck it at the 2 imbeciles who were constantly checking their phone in the front.
I loved the movie, I thought the scrip was well executed. BC was fab as always.

BTW Did you see the chap who tripped up on the stairs...not once but twice

[Beate]

Did anyone notice the BBFC certificate for Ginger and Rosa before the movie?
Sent me into a mini-panic!

And me! Did NOT want to see that again! Luckily the film was the right one but ZoeBanfield was already out of her seat to alert an usher.

[Jayman]

Did anyone notice the BBFC certificate for Ginger and Rosa before the movie?
Sent me into a mini-panic!

And me! Did NOT want to see that again! Luckily the film was the right one but ZoeBanfield was already out of her seat to alert an usher.

That Paranormal Activity story immediately springs to mind...

[claire]

Too many disruptive twats turned up at Shepherd's Bush tonight, it seems it was badly overbooked as well, so the first 20 minutes we had people looking for non-existent seats in the dark, being asked to leave and arguing with cinema staff inside the screen while the film is on... Then the chatting, swapping seats midway through the film

I know, it seemed as if there were more mentally unstable people at the screening then on the screen and the seats were vibrating (2nd row). I was felling sea sick with all the people coming and going, the screen being so near and the weird seats

OMG...serious overbooking & why the hell did they staff let so many latecomers in & then let them faffed around so much.

I was there too.
Omg. The girls in front row were the worst. We were sitting accord from them and at one stage one asked for the lady who had been there a while to speak to doorman about something. She left her shopping on seat so she could get back. And after about 10 mins (no return) the lady removed her stuff and called her friend over to sit there. She immediately came back and the new lady tried to refuse to leave. Omg.


Our seats were also vibrating too. It was well annoying.at first we thought it was people behind us kicking the seats. Don't know why they were tho. No train or anything there??!



Anyway on with the film.

It was quite enjoyable. Nice for a film to try and capture a different side of life (mental illness) and loved the predictable ending. 7/10 from me.
Love Bradley cooper

[pcRock]

Islington was very full too. My oh and I ended up sitting in the first row. 5 minutes before the film was due to start, one of the ushers went around counting the number of empty seats.

Even sitting so close to the screen, I really enjoyed the film despite the predictable ending. I was really glad to hear references to Metallica and Megadeth.