Silver Linings Playbook finds a balance between the dark side, showing the struggle of people with a mental illness, and a sense of humour that doesn't ridicule the subject or the characters, while remaining optimistic, perhaps excessively so.

The two main characters are far from the average romantic comedy leads, calling them eccentric would be an understatement. Both Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence do a fine job at bringing their characters to life with their energetic performances and their chemistry is also up there. However, the movie does follow the typical rom-com formula and is quite predictable all the way to the inescapable happy ending.

Robert De Niro makes a strong comeback with a natural and sensitive performance.

The dancing part was necessary to move the plot forward, but slightly dull nonetheless.