Silver Linings Playbook

Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell, 2012)

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Rating: Q=6, P=5 / Average OJ

Scale 1=3, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2

Mental Illness, Family, Complex Relationships, Romance

Mental illness is something many films touch on but none have tackled it in quite the same way as Silver Linings Playbook. This is a film about honesty, strength, trust, and self-discipline. Plus it's very funny and leaves you feeling all warm inside. The best part of this film, by far, is the acting. Both Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Laurence master their characters--not an easy task. And Robert de Niro brought tears to my eyes as a worried father. A hopeful and refreshing drama.

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The Nominations: Oscar Dash 2013

The Academy Award nominees were announced today and it is time for another Oscar Dash! Like last year, my goal is to watch as many nominated films as possible before the ceremony- usually, I stick with Best Picture, Best Animated Feature, and Best Foreign Film categories. This year there are some serious contenders. It was a great year for film!

Click here to see the lists. I'll be reviewing as I see them. It is obviously hard for me to predict anything yet, but based on reviews it looks like Lincoln and Life of Pi will be hard to beat.

 

Amour

Argo

Beasts Of The Southern Wild

Django Unchained

Les Miserables

Lincoln

Life Of Pi

Silver Linings Playbook

Zero Dark Thirty


The countdown begins!