Saturday Afternoon
August 7, 2021
on NetFlix
2012 [R] 2h 2m
CAST: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro
GENRES: Romantic Comedies, Movies Based on Books, Comedies
THIS MOVIE IS: Offbeat, Emotional, Romantic
A man with bipolar disorder moves home with this parents and makes a connection with a spirited widow, which helps both of them heal in unique ways. Pat (Bradley Cooper) is curiously confident and upbeat for a man just released from a mental hospital and under a restraining order from his wife. That’s because he’s determined to repair the damage he’s done to his life and surprise everyone by moving ever onward and upward. His motto is, “Excelsior!” What stage of bipolar disorder would you guess he’s in?