Silver Linings Playbook

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Bradley Cooper on Jay Leno this week said taking on the role of Pat Solitano, a former teacher who is mentally unstable, was one he was unsure of. He didn’t think he could go to the proper places to deliver an authentic performance, as it was unlike any role he had ever done before.



The film opens up with Solitano in a mental institution because of an altercation he had with the man that his wife was cheating on him with. When his mother (Jacki Weaver) decides to take him out of the institution after 8 ½ months, she knows the risks of bringing him back to their Philadelphia home. You see, everyone knows about the brutal assault Pat put on the man he caught in the shower with his wife, people assume Pat will always be dangerous. Now it’s up to his mom and dad (Robert De Niro) to reel him in and try to keep him calm, even though he has restraining orders out against him and is under constant police surveillance.
 
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