We liked this dramedy a LOT. Jennifer Lawrence is all but guaranteed another Oscar nomination playing a slightly unhinged woman who comes into the life of Bradley Cooper, recently sprung from the loony bin. Jacki Weaver and especially Robert De Niro are also good as his frustrated but loving parents. Lawrence was last in the blog in X-Man: First Class (we didn't see Hunger Games), Cooper in The Hangover Part II, Weaver in Animal Kingdom, and De Niro in Being Flynn. The trivia section tells us that Lawrence was far from being the first choice for her role--lucky break! Chris Tucker (co-star with Jackie Chan of the Rush Hour movies--I didn't see any) gets star billing for a fairly small part.
Director David O. Russell (profiled in The Fighter, which earned him a best director Oscar nomination) adapted Mathew Quick's 2008 debut novel into this movie which is averaging 90% from critics and 87 from audiences on rottentomatoes and is already racking up awards and nominations this fall.
Set and shot entirely in Pennsylvania (with minor geographical and other goofs) it has a subplot involving extreme Philadelphia Eagles fans and another with dancing.
The soundtrack has plenty of songs, some of which are on this release, and a score by Danny Elfman (most recently mentioned in Men in Black III), making up this one.
Make sure to see this before the Oscars (nominations announced Thursday January 10, award show on Sunday February 24).
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