SILVER LINING is solid gold

Silver Lining should become an instant, contemporary holiday classic.  It's a hybrid of: It's a Wonderful Life, Dancing with the Stars, Homeland, One Flew Over the Cookoo's Nest & When Harry Met Sally.  This movie makes you wince, laugh, cry & cheer. The stellular cast includes Bradley Cooper;  the sexiest man alive, Jennifer Lawrence, an amalgamation of Meryl Streep, Jane Fonda & Kristen Stewart and the best actor EVER, Robert DeNiro. The movie follows Pat (Bradley Cooper) as he is released from his 8 month, court ordered asylum sentence after brutally beating his wife's lover.  Pat is brought home by his docile & loving mother to his middle-class PA home.  Nick & his mother surprise his father, Patrick (Robert De Niro) upon his return.  It soon becomes apparent that the apple did not roll far from his parental tree.  Patrick, a well intentioned family man, has a volatile temper of his own and a gambling addiction.  Pat still pining for his estranged wife, meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) who has mental & behaviorial issues of her own to contend with since the death of her husband.  It is no surprise as Pat & Tiffany form a symbiotic relationship, the audience roots it will turn to romance.  Chris Tucker plays a supporting role that is both hilarious & tender.  Pat believes "if you work hard & stay postive you have a chance for a silver lining."  I believe this quirky love story will melt your heart, if not, your heart must be made of stone.