Director: David O. Russell (The Fighter; Three Kings)
Starring: Bradley Cooper (The A-Team; The Hangover), Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games; Winter's Bone), Robert De Niro (Meet the Fockers; Goodfellas)
Running Time: 122mins
Whew this was a long movie but fortunately my review is short. Gone are the days when movies weren't longer than 1h30mins! Trying to keep an audiences attention span is never easy and I'm not quite sure if O.Russell managed to do that. Cooper plays a bi-polar guy who's just been released from a psychiatric hospital after beating up her wife's lover. He's in remorse and wants to get back with her. Enter Jennifer Lawrence playing a depressed widow who just wants to get her rocks off. However, she feels a connection with Cooper and a pretty touch & go relationship begins to blossom. Huge kudos to Lawrence. She truly is a magnificent actress and has this depth to her performances. All this at the tender age of just 22! Anyway, this wasn't my type of film but I suppose it has to be good what with 8 Oscar nods (editing; directing; writing; picture; actor; actress; supporting actor & actress). I feel slightly awkward not having enjoyed such an epic film but I know I'll make it right with some of you one day. I gotta say though that it's quite cool seeing Chris Tucker back on the big screen playing a normal lovable character even though secretly I still enjoy him in the Rush Hour movies...
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