David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook (3/4 stars)

Very late to the party but finally saw David Russell's Silver Linings Playbook from 2012. I went in blind (didn't know anything about the story), only that J-Law was good enough to win the Oscar. Was treated to a relatively simple story that was a rather delicate treatment of a mix of mental illness, drama and romance. Totally character driven - Lawrence, Cooper, DeNiro and Weaver made this show go. In the end, while the plot was full of holes, the characters allowed suspension of disbelief. That was enough.

I'll never get tired of J-Law I think. She's pretty much surpassed Scarlett and Nat in my girls that can act book (not that the other two have done much... I dread Under the Skin to attempt it for now).