Good Script. Great Actors. Cool Director equals Big Time Film. Best I have seen from Robert De Niro this year. Surprised such a limited release. I feel good.

After being released from a mental institution and facing a very tight restrain order, a man is determined to get back on his feet and return to his supposedly beloved wife, convinced that she would be waiting for him. Although struggling with his difficult condition, with the help of a new friend, found in a difficult situation of her own, he seems to be capable to do whatever it takes to impress his wife, but, as you might expect, things aren't going to be easy.We follow his evolution from the moment of his release, how he reintegrates into society, how he deals with his family problems and how he meets a new girl who's about to influence his life more than he could have ever imagined. The relationship of the two is closely described throughout the whole movie, creating an unique atmosphere which keeps you pointed to the screen. The plot it features is very good, very well thought and very well presented, and with a couple of great characters, excellently played by a bunch of great actors, contribute to a very good watch. It manages to be dramatic, funny and suspenseful with every single scene it presents, facts which make it one of a kind. It's a movie which has a very different idea and develops everything around it, thus it has to be taken as it is and accepted this way. If you can embrace it, you'll find a very good movie which will provide two quality hours of cinematography. Overall, I found a very good movie, with an unique plot, a couple of excellent characters and some great actors, which ultimately lead to a very satisfying finale. Everything about this movie is very good, no matter how you look at it, but my only regret is that is don't have anything wow, anything that will amaze, or that it would make it truly special.

SPOILER ALERT...the film in my opinion is as bipolar as Pat is.By that, I mean that there is a wave of depression that viewers accept by the movie, but at the same time there is an optimistic perception of things that dominates also in this film, just like Pat's way of bipolar thinking and living.The problem with the mental illnesses is that even if the patient has overcome or at least settled down his illness, the people around him are very suspicious and never actually believe that this person is healthy.This is an extra and an unjust problem that has to face.Maybe only another patient can really understand and believe him/her.In this case Tiffany has affection for Pat.But with these kind of illnesses, even the patients can be suspicious to each other a little bit,like pat was during the dinner with Tiffany.The movie depicts very well the Pat's way of acting as a bipolar and develops a very strong bond of love between them two.Jennifer Lawrence's performance as Tiffany is very attractive cause almost every guy would want a girl like Tiffany to act with fully passion for him and to try to help him from his serious issues that bother him.One of my favorite romance movies, for sure!

I absolutely hated this film. I am amazed to hear it was meant to be a comedy. I only lasted 40 minutes or so. The company of mentally ill people behaving like sad lunatics is hardly agreeable, certainly not where they are behaving in a totally ridiculous manner all the time. I can only echo what reviewer Pinko 2004 wrote:'This film contains a horrific depiction of mental illness that objectifies human beings as caricatures. Cooper's character, who is supposedly the film's primary protagonist, is portrayed in such a disturbing way that an uninformed viewer could not be blamed for thinking that those who are bipolar - a very real illness with very real, good people who suffer from it - are all miserable, violent people who obsess over others to the point of stalking them.'Absolutely! Hated it, hated it, hated it!