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Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Pretty corny and boring
This movie is an overrated joke so I gave it 4, had not it been overrated it deserves a 6. What good is there: first half, touch of mental institution, the actresses playing, parent - adult kid with problems communication. Although nothing strong or shocking happens the potential of creating some good film mojo is not bad since there is a guy who is released from the mental hospital, has a unstable behaviour/condition that makes others give him conditions on which he should behave (boring therapy) so although being free, he is still there in a cage making his clever plans. Unfortunately this institution- medication- illusionary behavior restrains x obsession relationships are not used fully nor enough for the whole movie. The rest is predictably boring. It revolves around too much dialogues. There is a silly investment/sport-supporting superstition babbling with a backing of some Rocky Balboa training for a love dance that will of course make the love come done. Strangely, the main characters in the movie are clearly very intelligent and well educated people which does not add credibility. Nuff.
L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie (2010)
portrait of a schizophrenic
I found the film a bit illogical and ridiculous as the main character's paranoia have not been depicted realistically...well I have seen the film in the french films club lair with my vision distorted by 2 rows of other people. Anyhow the film might have been a great one had it been cut better. Had it say started at the sea and then retrospectively (getting there backwards) let the viewer to discover the whole, a viewer would personalize the idea and intentions better. In the movie on the other hand, one gets to be introduced to the 'normal' person who gets clearly mad, arranging his life as a paranoic schizophrenic yet acting sanely as before so he even manages to lead a life of a star artist with ease. There are some great plot points like leaving of the loved, stealing of the identity, accidental death, unwanted? artistic praise, sea survival friendship. Unfortunately they are loosely connected with the hero's intentions that are depicted not deeply enough to make a good sense... hence a schizophrenic.