It takes a great cast to make mental illness, broken marriages and addiction seem almost heart-warming. But, with the unfiltered yet bizarrely loveable Jennifer Lawrence and the dreamy, emotionally striking Bradley Cooper, the task was met with a sense of ease.“Silver Linings Playbook” follows Pat, played by Cooper, as he attempts to earn the affection of his wife back, after his stint in a mental hospital. Lawrence plays a widow named Tiffany who agrees to help Pat communicate with his wife, under one condition: he must compete with her in a dance competition.

To be truthful, I would watch Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence doing anything: from grocery shopping to reciting the “Gettysburg Address” to even guest starring in a sixth installment of “Twilight.“ They’re just so pretty and charming.

Lawrence made the audience fall in love with her, almost as hard she fell when accepting her award at the Oscars.  She brought the passion and comedic timing necessary to make viewers to see her as a true, skilled actress and not just “that girl who played Katniss in the ‘Hunger Games.’”

Despite the cheery, adorable personality Lawrence is known for outside of acting, she was able to convey the harsh, razor-sharp character of Tiffany, but also making her just as lovable as Lawrence herself. While this character could have easily seemed just too tough to relate to, Lawrence was able to make Tiffany’s struggle with depression not only relatable, but more importantly, understandable.

That’s the magic of the movie. Cooper makes Pat’s struggle with bipolar disorder not just tragic, but relevant to each individual audience member. While Cooper and Lawrence use a comedic edge to entertain their audience, the greater message of dealing with a mental illness and overcoming a challenge is prominent in their performance.

Supporting characters such as Robert De Niro and Jackie Weaver as Pat’s parents added to the comedic beauty of the film, while also conveying the frustration afflicting the loved ones of those with mental health issues.

All actors allowed themselves to be both entertaining but vitally honest. They made the audience, if only for a few hours, get into the headspace of someone with a mental disorder in a refreshing, almost light hearted way.

This film made me laugh, made me cry, and added to my overwhelming desire to become Jennifer Lawrence’s best friend. It was hilarious, truthful and beautiful.