In this genre-bending drama/romantic comedy, two damaged people find in each other a person they can connect with. Just out of a mental institution, former school teacher Pat (Bradley Cooper) can't let go of his illusion of getting back with his ex-wife, while young widow Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence) feels she must offer herself to anyone and everyone. Pat is released on the condition of staying with his parents (wonderfully played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver), while Tiffany has converted the garage behind her parents house into her own private dance studio.
Performances are uniformly outstanding, and the dialogue, I suspect lifted from Mathew Quick's novel of the same name, rings true not only for this Philadelphia neighborhood, but also for the off-kilter and surprisingly unfiltered truths that delusional and depressive people can say. It's a satisfying and plainly adult movie that makes you care about where these two will end up as they battle their demons and strive to help each other.
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