Bradley Copper plays Pat, bi-polar and recently released form a mental institute. He moves back in with his parents - Robert De Niro and Jackie Weaver. Pat is convinced that if he loses weight and stays positive, he will get his wife back.
He meets up with Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), the sister-in-law of his best friend, and she has issues too. She tricks him into being her partner in a dance contest. In the interim we have a crazy football game, family fights, dance practice, and Chris Tucker. This could have been a silly rom-com with artificial drama, but it's much more. It's serious about family and friends and football superstitions and pulling yourself out of the crap that life can be.
Jackie Weaver is so awesome - she's one of those mom's who flutters behind everyone and says, Why did you say that? Why did you do that? Is everyone OK? Chris Tucker is hilarious. Julia Stiles has a tiny part and she nailed it - right down to the fingernails! Cooper was way better than solid, and Jennifer Lawrence was amazing.
Get your butt to this one.
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