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Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Mike Doyle, Sandra Oh, Giancarlo Esposito, Jon Tenney, Patricia Kalember
Director(s): John Cameron Mitchell
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Country: USA
Year: 2010
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IMDB Rating: 7.1 out of 10 (19214 votes)
Becca and Howie Corbett are a happily married couple whose perfect world is forever changed when their young son, Danny, is killed by a car. Becca, an executive-turned-stay-at-home mother, tries to redefine her existence in a surreal landscape of well-meaning family and friends. Painful, poignant, and often funny, Beccas experiences lead her to find solace in a mysterious relationship with a troubled young comic-book artist, Jason - the teenage driver of the car that killed Danny. Beccas fixation with Jason pulls her away from memories of Danny, while Howie immerses himself in the past, seeking refuge in outsiders who offer him something Becca is unable to give. The Corbetts, both adrift, make surprising and dangerous choices as they choose a path that will determine their fate.
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qdbkye (19 May 2012)
Exploration of emotions and humour
I was looking for this film last year and managed to get myself ascreening ticket. Off I went with the hope of good drama. It doesn'tdisappoint, but it doesn't enthral either. The stronger performance ofNicole's character is noticeable only when compared to the weakperformance by Aaron Eckhart. We have a young couple who lose a child due to a careless teen driverand a misfortunate accident. The husband (Aaron Eckhart) is strugglingto deal with it more than the wife, and seeks help from another womanin a troubled marriage while the wife (Nicole Kidman) aimlessly plotsabout her daily routine and awkwardly follows the teenage driver abouthis. It doesn't really get much more interesting than that.I have to be honest I found it a little boring towards the end. Theonly thing that kept me watching was the underlining of good blackhumour, Although most of the best lines are given away in the trailer.I never really felt like I wanted to see how it ended, because therewas no real drive in the plot. It almost felt as if watching adocumentary on dealing with the loss of a child. I'm sure it will float the boat for many, but not for me. It is howeverdecently made, well acted (for the most part) and devilishly funny attimes.
(18 May 2012)
Moving portrait of the aftermath of grief
After their young son dies in a tragic accident, the father and mother go through the stages of grief, anger, rage, blame, shame, guilt, and temptation in this nicely done story. Eckhart and Kidman are cast well as the parents, who struggle to find their way through the rest of their lives without their son.
(17 May 2012)
Grief...like a brick in your pocket
This review is from: Rabbit Hole (Amazon Instant Video) For those who have gone through the grieving process this movie is very familiar and speaks to the difficulty of living with the loss of something that can't be replaced, how different people strive to learn to live with and move on from something that really isn't reconcilable. The cast did a great job and in particular Kidman.
(17 May 2012)
My Only Son & Only Child
I have lost my only son and only child, so with that said I can truly relate. Some of the movie does not face true reality, but is very compelling.When you truly love someone you give to them whatever they need, what ever they long for, while having selflessness, unselfishness, self-sacrifice, and altruism. This is how we all love our children!Today I saw a trailer of a movie called "Rabbit Hole!"The film is starring Nicole Kidman, the mother, whose name is Becca and Aaron Eckhart whose name is Howie. It is about a Mom and Dad who lost their child, Danny. The scene takes place at a grief support session in a dim lit area with folding chairs in a circle along with a group of grieving parents. They kind of fidget and the room is silent. One of the Fathers in this grief support group starts to speak of seeing his child in his dreams. Another Father mentions that "God took her." One of the mothers starts the conversation by saying, "God needed another Angel!" Nicole Kidman, Becca interrupts her at that point while her husband Aaron Eckhart, Howie turns his head to listen. She replies back to the women, "Why didn't God just make another Angel?" "Well, he is God After all, "Why didn't he just make another Angel?" "Hmmm?" Howie, the father,feels Becca is trying to ERASE their son. I sincerely believe that my child will never just be erased. I will not let that happen. I think about my son constantly. The pain is colder and darker than you can ever imagine! I will never say good-bye to him. I honestly truly do not understand why our children were the chosen ones and I never will! I do not believe for one second that a loving God is pulling strings while picking and choosing who is going to be next! You must remember, Nicole Kidman is an exceptional actress. She has three beautiful children and is a millionaire along with Aaron Eckhart. They have not truly experienced any of this torture that we go through day in and day out, but are only portraying a part in the movie as a mother and father who suffer with incomprehensible grief after losing their child.I am just ordinary folk if you want to choose that word. We live in the real world where we seek out each other to look for compassion and understanding. The loss of my child will never fade and stay with me until the day I die:::::::::::::::::::::Tears!My Beautiful Son and Precious Angel, I'll Love You Always and Forever! Mom
Beginthebeguine (11 May 2012)
Very deep hopeful film--Oscar worthy
Actor John Cameron Mitchell directs a wonderful film version ofPulitzer Prize winning author David Lindsay-Abaire's play which theplay write adapted himself. Nicole Kidman (Becca) and her husband(Howie) have just lost their son and are trying to pick up the piecesof their lives. Slowly, the events of that terrible day are revealedand we see a family in distress. Nothing is working for Becca as shetries to come to terms with her loss. Howie remains in grief therapyafter Becca bails, but neither can communicate with each other anymore.Becca finds little solace from her family and seeks out a young adultnamed Jason (Miles Teller) who was involved in the events that endedher sons life. Howie becomes involved with Gaby (Sandra Oh) a womanfrom his grief group. Both are reaching out to others due to the wallthat their son's death has placed between them. In the end they areable to work through the wall and provide that healing touch that canonly exist in their own relationship.This is certainly a Kidman tour-de-force, she produces and acts herefor the first time in tandem. She hand picked Eckhart for his role, andfrom the dynamics of the two actors working together; made an inspiredchoice. Dianne Wiest as Becca's mother "Nat" was convincing as the,perhaps, not intellectual, but worldly sage who guides the hero (Becca)toward finding the answers she needs to heal both her life and herfamily. Sandra Oh delivers her usual spot on performance and new comerTeller is competent, but perhaps a bit lost in such a stellar cast asthis. Nevertheless, this is a fine production and a deep film. Thesubject matter is far too deep for teenage date night, and perhaps toofrightening for young couples. Individuals, like myself, who have losta child of their own will appreciate it; as will others who know thehealing process is complicated but can be achieved with hope andpatience. Excellent film...
RichHartford (11 May 2012)
Nicole Kidman Gives A Great Performance In Rabbit Hole
This film is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly witty portraitof a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossibleof all situations.That is how a viewer can describe Rabbit Hole,a moviethat stars Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Dianne Wiest together withMiles Teller,Tammy Blanchard and Sandra Oh.It is directed by JohnCameron Mitchell.It is an adaptation by David Lindsay-Abaire of hisplay of the same title. In Rabbit Hole,Becca and Howie Corbett are returning to their everydayexistence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight monthsago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted.Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt,recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which theycannot escape. While Becca finds pain in the familiar, Howie findscomfort.The shifts come in abrupt, unforeseen moments. Becca hesitantlyopens up to her opinionated, loving mother and secretly reaches out tothe teenager involved in the accident that changed everything; whileHowie lashes out and imagines solace with another woman. Yet, as offtrack as they are, the couple keeps trying to find their way back to alife that still holds the potential for beauty, laughter and happiness.The resulting journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learningto re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted off itsaxis. It's often painful to watch, but Rabbit Hole's finely written scriptand convincing performances make it worth the effort.Special mentionshould be given to Nicole Kidman,who portrayed a very complex roleabout a woman who is having a hard time moving forward in life afterlosing a son.As heavy, stressful, relentlessly sad dramas go, this onegoes quite well.The viewer won't have a hard time finding sympathy forthe characters involved especially the couple,Becca and Howie. The filmis basically a great raw and complex character study that challengesour identification and sympathies at every turn. Overall,watch it notonly for Kidman's performance alone but for the authenticity itprovides.
(05 May 2012)
Missing something
This review is from: Rabbit Hole (Amazon Instant Video) Great acting, however more than 45 minutes into the movie I was still putting together cryptic clues and innuendo trying to figure out what was going on. You never get to see an adequate flashback of what happened to their son or any endearing flashbacks of them as a whole family, this really affected my ability to empathize (I did not get to use my box of tissue). It did make a good point of showing EVERYONE INVOLVED in a tragedy like this suffers to some degree. Good 4 a $1.99 rental.
cameronmarcusk (05 May 2012)
Sobering
This film is perhaps one of the most sobering, dark, andthought-provoking films I've seen in a very long time. The subjectmatter alone is almost poetic in which it's depicted. The storyrevolves around a young mother (Kidman) and her husband (Eckhart)struggling to heal after the death of their 4-year old son runs intothe street after his dog. The pain that is felt through Kidman isnearly palpable, and Eckhart as a father grieving over the loss of hisfirst child is distressing. This is a topic that few directors wouldattempt to deal with, and something most people would rather not thinkabout. To lose a child young or old, to outlive a life that you createdis never something one wants to experience, and the difficulty ofacting as well as directing this movie is nearly visible. Although thismovie may deal with darker subject material-similar to Kidman's mostrecent film "Trespass"- it is nevertheless a fantastic story thatdemands to be seen. I suggest this movie for all to see, a must watch.http://bitly.com/o7TwhG
(01 May 2012)
'Yes, I think I'd like that': Living in a Parallel Universe
RABBIT HOLE is a brilliant Pulitzer Prize wining play that has been transformed for the screen by the playwright David Lindsay-Abaire: the power of the story remains wholly intact. John Cameron Mitchell directs a cast that could not be better. This is a stunning, quiet elegy about grief and its effects on those left behind.Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) are attempting to paste together their lives since the loss 8 months ago of their only child Danny in a freak automobile accident: Danny was chasing his dog into the street and was hit and killed by teenage driver Jason (Miles Teller). Becca and Howie have become recluses, unable to rise out of their grief. Becca's mother Nat (Dianne Wiest) attempts to comfort Becca: Nat lost her son (Becca's brother) at age 30 to a heroin overdose and Nat's attempts to compare the two losses irritates Becca. Becca's young flighty sister Izzy (Tammy Blanchard) becomes pregnant by her best friend's husband Auggie (Giancarlo Esposito) and the newly pregnant couple moves in with Nat. Izzy's pregnancy is difficult for Beeca to watch for all the memories it raises. Becca and Howie join a group therapy for couples who have lost children and there they meet Gaby (Sandra Oh) and her husband; their marriage is falling apart even after 8 years following the loss of their child. Becca cannot tolerate the religious aspects of the group and leaves the group (Howie stays), but she is driven to speak Jason, the high school senior who accidentally hit Danny causing his death. Howie continues in group therapy, bonding with Gaby while Becca bonds with Jason, a bright sensitive lad who is desperately sorry about the accident and shares his graphic novel concerning Parallel Universes with Becca. The story ends leaving the audience to figure out just how things will resolve.There is some very beautiful writing in this film. A conversation between Becca and her mother about living with grief is a passage that should be available to anyone who has stumbled across loss of a loved one. The conversations between Becca and Jason are luminous in their profound simplicity. Each of the actors in the film give bravura performances - Kidman and Eckhart and Weist are particularly memorable This is a fine film that has the courage to delve into a subject that is universal yet too infrequently discussed. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, March 11
(30 April 2012)
Life Plays By Its Own Rules
Bottom-Line: "Rabbit Hole" is a smartly written, superbly acted and well worth the discovery. Now this is Oscar material!Life has few rules it is honored bound to adhere to. I have heard it said over and over again we--parents--should not survive our children. Why? Where is it written? Who said? Who, or what degreed it so; certainly not life? But when it happens, when our children die before us, how then do we--the parents, the adults--deal with the empty hole, the grief, the sorrow, the guilt left in deaths' wake? Such question s and many more are posed, but never fully answered in "Rabbit Hole" (2010) staring Nicole Kidman (Moulin Rouge, The Hours, Eyes Wide Shut) and Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight, Battle: Los Angeles, Towelhead) as Becca and Howie the grieving parent of a four-year-old boy killed after his dog runs into street and struck by a car driven by Jason (Miles Teller). The StoryDirected by John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus, Girl 6), Rabbit Hole, which is based on a play by David Lindsay-Abaire, opens on the couple eight months after the death of their child. They are not coping well; each is trying to figure out how to cope with the loss. They have joined a support group and befriend Gaby (Sandra Oh ~ Grey's Anatomy, Sideways, Hard Candy) and Rick (Jon Tenney ~ The Closer, Beverly Hills Cop II). But Becca soon tires of the group and stops going, and Rick leaves Gaby, leaving Howie and Gaby to form a closer relationship.Meanwhile Becca's sister Izzy (Tammy Blanchard ~ The Good Shepherd, Bella) turns up pregnant by her musician boyfriend Auggie (Giacarlo Esposito ~ The Usual Suspects, Smoke, Do The Right Thing). And Gaby and her mother Nat (Dianne Wiest ~ I Am Sam, Edward Scissorhands, The Lost Boys) are continually at odds... My ThoughtsThere is a telling scene in "Rabbit Hole," wherein the couple is at a grief support group and another member quips that the reason her children was taken is so that God could create another Angel. Kidman's character's Becca take exception to that and asks why God would need to take her son in order to make an Angel; isn't he God after all, and couldn't he create all of the Angel's he needed without taking her son and causing her co much grief? The scene is central and that is point out there is no playbook when It comes to handling grief, there is not playbook, we all handle it in our own way, some successfully, some not so successfully. Rabbit Hole, which is vivid, emotionally powerful, but ultimately hopeful--at least I found it hopeful--may prove too depressing for some, while other may find it cathartic. Both Kidman and Eckhart do a masterful job of relating the pain and sort of life-in-limbo spell a premature death can give birth to. Both characters gingerly and painfully step towards some sense of normalcy throughout the film. Becca seeks to come to grips with her loss by connecting with the teenager whose hit her son with his car, befriending him as a way to make sense of it all, while Howie is deeply angry but has not viable place to direct it. Although they share the same sphere of sorrow, they are disconnected from each other, intimacy is missing as is love-making, but they still love one another enough to stay together and try to put their lives back together again.Rabbit Hole does not attempt to cover ground already well-trod; instead we are given a glimpse of two lives ripped apart by grief, rage and unimagined sorrow, but instead of trying to fix what is wrong with the couple, we are taken inside their lives as they struggle to move past their loss onto the next part of their lives. Neither quite knows how to get there and Rabbit Hole does attempt to tell us how, because there is no magic formula, no shinny pill, no life plan that will fix it. Regrettably Rabbit Hole has an all too short run at the box office; too bad, because this is the sort of adult film that is sorely missing from the American cinematic landscape. Rabbit Hole is a smartly written, superbly acted and well worth the discovery. Now this is Oscar material!
potato2 (24 April 2012)
"Does it ever go away?"
The story follows Becca and Howie (Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart) asthey face their day-to-day lives after losing their 4-year old son.They react differently to their grief support group, friends, andfamily, and they reach out for comfort  to other people.This is an extremely somber, realistic, and heartbreaking movie. Thecharacters are desperately hurting but carry on with stoic faces andmuted voices. "I don't know," is the most-spoken line and it reflectsBecca and Howie's mind-numbing confusion and helplessness. The storyobserves that are no rules to grief and recovery, no magic words toheal the unhealable.The best performances are given by newcomer Miles Teller as the teenwho accidentally killed the little boy and the always-memorable DianneWiest as Becca's mother. They are both utterly believable and neverlook like they're 'acting.' Kidman and Eckhart are also good.Those who are grieving may love or hate this movie, but will find ithonestly done, a bit like picking at a scab until it bleeds.Recommended those looking for a quiet, thoughtful, character-drivenfilm.
MHMovieReviews (24 April 2012)
Kidman Up To Bat
Director John Cameron Mitchell uses his theater background in order tocreate his adaptation of "Rabbit Hole" from the David Lindsay-Abaire2005 play with the same name. He teams up with Academy Award winningactress Nicole Kidman and one of Hollywood's newest stars AaronEckhart. Together they play ailing parents Becca and Howie Corbettcoping from their sad and depressing loss of their four-year-old sonless than a year prior. They had everything a couple could ever wantbefore it was taken away sending them both on a downward spiral of painand regret. They have been struggling to get anything out of a helpgroup created to help parents get through these types of losses andfail to take it seriously. Instead they both begin growing apart andfind their own different ways of coping with their loss. Becca finds anescape in the most unlikely of places in the accidental killer himselfJason (Miles Teller) along with her mother Nat (Dianne Wiest). Howieexplores his feelings for another woman Gaby (Sandra Oh). The journeyof "Rabbit Hole" is somewhat supernatural and leads the couple to theirbelief in a happier version of them they once knew and that stillexists somewhere. "Rabbit Hole" captures its power from simplicity. Mitchell's simpledirection style combined with the heartfelt performances of Kidman andEckhart flawlessly adapts the play to the film medium. This makes iteasy for audiences to feel the pain of the film and takes the audienceson the journey to find light in the darkest of places. John CameronMitchell lives his statement, "My job was to reduce as much friction asI could for the actors to get to their characters," to a T andconsequently allows the audience to get to the characters as well.Kidman has another possible Oscar nomination role with her portrayal ofBecca. Eckhart knew what he was getting into when he was cast oppositeof Kidman and was not left behind by Kidman's great acting. AaronEckhart stated, "When Nicole comes to play, if you're not ready forher, she is going to rip you apart." The film is very depressing and takes the right mood to be able toenjoy. Mitchell throws the audience right in the middle of the storycausing the audience to take a little bit of time to get acclimated tothe story. Therefore, the story feels incomplete and even after theending of the film the story seems incomplete. The film also tries todelve into a alternative supernatural reality creating a verymetaphorical and original twist, however, this plot falls on the wayside and isn't fully developed.Mitchell, Kidman and Eckhart bring their A-game to create this lowbudget Oscar hopeful that will touch your heart and leave you slightlystirred. The concept of alternative reality works very well withoutlosing the pain of the drama that the couple has to deal with. Thissimple low budget film will have to fight hard to get an Oscarnomination through the lines of bigger well-known films.
collipal-1 (24 April 2012)
An excellent drama
I was not very interested in watching Rabbit Hole...Another drama abouta couple who loose their son? Haven't we already seen too manyinstances of that cliché? I obviously do not pretend to underrate thehorrible tragedy of losing a son; I am simply tired of so many seriousfilms which use that misfortune as an easy shortcut to generate"instantaneous drama" and let the actors to bring an appropriate levelof crying and suffering in order to eventually be nominated to someacting award. On some way, I find that level of exploitation to be moreoffensive and indecent than any cheap torture-porn film. But well;after all, Rabbit Hole counts with the presence of two excellent actorsin the leading roles...and a director who is pretty unusual for thiskind of material, so I decided to watch this film for curiosity.Fortunately, my prejudices were wrong, because Rabbit Hole is anintense and brilliant drama with an unusual tone which does not try toleave us depressed, but genuinely inspired, despite the misery the maincharacters suffer.Director John Cameron Mitchell had left me very impressed with hisaudacious and fascinating film Shortbus. I guess that some people wouldconsider it "grotesque" and "scandalous", but I liked it very much,because beyond of its graphic sex scenes, there were an interestingstory and genuine characters, whose "alternative" lifestyles did notavoid the recognition from their humanity and the realism from theiremotions. With Rabbit Hole, Mitchell made a similarly deep butnarratively much more conventional movie, and the result is alsoexcellent, sad on some way, but with an unexpected vein of humor whichworks a a comforting endorsement of the marital drama.Besides of Mitchell's sober sensibility to tell this story, I wouldalso like to mention playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, who adapted hisown play to this movie's screenplay keeping an intimate and literaryatmosphere, without losing the opportunities that the cinematographicmedium offers to expanding the story and making it more attractive. Therhythm he employed is relaxed, trusting the spectator to organicallydiscover the characters' emotions. And I am not only talking about thetwo main characters, but also about the supporting ones. And since Ijust mentioned the main characters, I have to talk about theextraordinary performances from Aaron Eckhart and Nicole Kidman. Icould not expect less from Eckhart, because this is the kind of roleshe is best at: vulnerable men who are occasionally victims of their ownfeelings. As for Kidman, she came from three consecutive missteps (TheGolden Compass, Australia and Nine) which exploited her "Hollywoodstar" category, but not her big histrionic talent. Fortunately, herrole in Rabbit Hole takes the maximum advantage from that talent, and Ithink that she brings one of the best performances from her career inthis film.The only thing I can say against this movie is that a few details fromthe screenplay could have been better polished. Despite those minorfails, I took a big surprise with Rabbit Hole, and I can definitelyrecommend it as a cathartic and satisfactory experience which isperfectly acted, brilliantly directed and very well written.
jnguyen46117 (23 April 2012)
Rabbit Hole: 8/10
With her son dead of a tragic car accident, Becca suffers from, in myopinion, some sort of depression and anxiety that seems surreal. Theirperfect lives turned upside down, Becca and Howie can't move forwardafter 8 months since the tragic accident. Throughout the movie,character development was a big part. We can see Becca who was justnormal to slapping a woman in the store for no reason. We can seeHowie, a business man and who also seems normal smoking weed with his"groupmate". Rabbit Hole isn't anything but a series of issues that thecharacters had to face after losing their son. And with that premise,the film was able to offer plenty of drama from Becca's anxiety offorgetting her son and Howie's desperation of "getting back on track".Aaron Eckhart and Nicole Kidman do really well together as a couple.But Kidman stands out with her melodramatic performance as the role ofa broken woman who lost her son. Gripping scenes from both Kidman andEckhart: Kidman breaking down in her car and Eckhart frustrated at thevideo of his son being deleted. Rabbit Hole is heart-breaking andheart-warming story in so many ways thanks to its plot and the amazingcast. OscarBuzz: Nicole Kidman may earn herself a spot in the BestActress category. Although she has a very slight chance of winning,this particular performance puts her ahead of the other "normal"actresses. And already been awarded an Oscar and nominated twice,Kidman should have no problem getting nominated again this year (eventhough it's been 8 years since her last Oscar).
The-Driver92 (21 April 2012)
Brutally honest
When I heard that John Cameron Mitchell, the mad genius behind theexplosive "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," (which he wrote, directed andstarred in) was taking the directing chores on an upscale adaptation ofa Pulitzer Prize winning play--I thought to myself, this could beinteresting. Mitchell, however, shows incredible restraint with "RabbitHole"--a searing drama about loss and survival. While opening up theplay with this film version, he really didn't have to stray too farfrom the exquisitely moving source material. Playwright DavidLindsay-Abaire was on hand to bring his own words to the big screen,and Mitchell puts his trust in those words! But beyond that, a cast ledby Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart lend this piece a real life urgencyand poignancy. Although infused with sadness, "Rabbit Hole" achievesits quiet power in depicting our choice to live--even when all ourinstincts tell us otherwise.In short, "Rabbit Hole" is a survivor's story. Set eight months after atragic accident that claimed the life of their son, the film introducesus to Kidman and Eckhart as the coping parents. Still reeling, andremaining somewhat isolated, they exist on a day to day basis. Each, intheir own way, is ready to move on--but they just need the catalyst todo so. Neither, however, can truly fulfill the needs of their partner.While understanding the nature of the accident, each still battles withtheir personal guilt in what happened and it has put an undeniablestrain on their marriage. Kidman forges an uneasy relationship with theteenager who actually ran over their son, while Eckhart has a tentativeflirtation and easy camaraderie with another member of a griefcounseling support group. They are seeking an outlet that they can't orwon't get from one another."Rabbit Hole" has painfully vivid and impassioned segments. And yet,its truth lies in all the quiet moments in the search for meaning,understanding, and connection. The picture is incredibly well-balancedand is every bit as much about life as it is about death. There'swisdom, wonderment, and even humor in this delicate and precisescreenplay. Nicole Kidman is absolutely superb and every emotion can beseen behind her eyes. Eckhart (generally underrated in my opinion)matches her intensity more outwardly, but no less effectively. Greatsupport is provided by the supporting cast-- Dianne Wiest, inparticular, as Kidman's mother has a kooky dignity. But Sandra Oh (fromthe support group), Tammy Blanchard (Kidman's sister) and Miles Teller(the guilty teenager) all provide stellar moments."Rabbit Hole" is not above asking the difficult questions and makingKidman and Eckhart unique in the pursuit of their own truths. Thescreenplay never asks us to love this couple--only to understand them.Presenting them, flaws and all, is what makes "Rabbit Hole" such acompassionate piece--one in which it's easy to identify with theirpain, conflicts, guilt and resiliency. I loved the simplicity,earnestness, and even the unexpected humor in this film. Great truthfulwords brought out by a top notch cast-- "Rabbit Hole" is a terrificfilm.
(20 April 2012)
An Absolute Shake You to Your Core Success
I expected this movie to be well-acted, but I had doubts about how the stage play would translate into a composed feature film. The end project was such a success, and even a few days after seeing it I find myself thinking about scenes and portions of the film that were just so well done. This film wasn't given a wide release, most likely due to the dark subject matter of losing a young child. Don't let that get in your way though, as the end result is a relatively inspirational film going experience. See this movie.
(19 April 2012)
Microscopic exploration of grieving process proves illuminating despite narrow characterizations
*** This review may contain spoilers ***From the outset, one must recognize that writing a film about a couples' grief after their four year old is hit by a car and killed, is quite difficult. This is what 'Rabbit Hole', originally a stage play by David Lindsay-Abaire, attempts to do. It's difficult precisely because there is no visible antagonist which an audience can identify with. Rather, the antagonist is abstract--you could even describe it as a 'force' which the grieving parents must fight against. A force, which threatens to consume the protagonists--not in their grief, but in an overwhelming anger toward one another.Both Nicole Kidman's character 'Becca' and her husband 'Howie' (Aaron Eckhart) agree in theory that eight months after the accident, they both must 'move on'. But it's Becca who recognizes that Howie is still too angry about what happened and is unable to grieve. That's why she refuses to participate in support-group meetings, which she regards as a form of denial--the couples who participate in the groups, are merely going through the motions and are not in touch with their true feelings. Becca goes further and insists that she and Howie give up their dream house in the suburbs--that way Howie will not be able to obsess over their lost child if he's not in proximity to all those objects that remind him of their shattering loss. But Howie cannot give up those objects--at the film's midpoint, the relationship between the couple is severely tested after Becca accidentally erases a short video of their deceased son on Howie's cell phone. We can see that Howie's anger is driving Becca away from him and she resorts to doing things for herself that may bring an end to her inner turmoil (Becca, who truly wants to move on, finds Howie's anger is causing her to become angry too!).So Becca decides to test herself by approaching the 'inmost cave' of her greatest fear. That would be of course having to meet up with Jason, the teenage boy, who was driving the car that killed their son. Becca tests herself to see whether she will be consumed by her own irrational anger (after all, the boy was not actually responsible at all for the accident). As it turns out, Becca bonds with the boy, and their relationship connotes that she has moved further along than Howie, on the complex spectrum of mourning and grief. Jason's imaginative Rabbit Hole comic book, a tale of a parallel universe where this tragedy hasn't happened, brings great comfort to Becca. In a powerful scene, she's also now able to weep, as she sits in her car and watches Jason drive off with friends (in slow motion), after his high school graduation.Rabbit Hole's subplots, whether it be Becca's relationship with her mother (who also suffered a loss of a child), Becca's jealousy toward her sister now pregnant and Howie's flirtation with the now separated Gaby from the support group, only seem to be distractions in comparison with the principal dramatic moment of the film--the confrontation between Howie and Jason. How a grown man can yell at a practically defenseless teenager underscores the horrific effect the accident had on Howie's psyche. Fortunately, the blowup is cathartic, and although Howie is not willing to meet with Jason and apologize, he asks Becca to act as an intermediary--she will go to the boy and reassure him that Howie's crazy outburst was a temporary aberration and he really didn't mean what he said.So 'Rabbit Hole' must be admired for keeping one's interest despite the lack of a tangible, visible antagonist. Nonetheless, I urge everyone to read A.O. Scott's excellent review of 'Rabbit Hole' in the New York Times who recognizes that Becca and Howie are not "grounded in any recognizable social world". Rabbit Hole is a story of obsession (in this case, a working out of grief). Since they are so obsessed (and we as the audience are made to focus so much on this obsession), we find out little about the details of the characters' lives outside this focused conflict. Hence the portraits of the principal characters should be viewed as somewhat limited.Despite the characters' limitations, one cannot ignore the excellent performances of Ms. Kidman and Mr. Eckhardt. In the end, the performers leave us on a note of hope--the simple act of holding hands suggests that Howie is now ready to put his anger behind and move forward with Becca, toward a lasting recovery.
deacon_blues-3 (19 April 2012)
Great study in coping with grief
If you've ever gone through the loss of a spouse or child, this movieis great therapy. It shows how different people take different pathsthrough grief, and approach a sense of closure in different ways. Itwas so refreshing to see a character express rage and impatience withpeople who posed themselves as helpers, when all they really were wasbogged down in their own grief and stuck in a rut. I especially likedhow the main character needed to connect with the person who killed herlittle boy, to make him a part of her life and offer him comfort in themidst of his own grieving process. That is such a courageous example toothers who are struggling with grief, rage, and the resulting doubtsabout the meaning of life itself. Although the string theory stuff isjust bunk, rendering every human action logically meaningless, theefforts to forgive and gain meaningful perspective on grief and lossare very good and encouraging.
khan2705 (19 April 2012)
Featuring fantastic performance by Nicole Kidman, its a finest made emotional moving drama.
RABBIT HOLE is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly witty portraitof a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossibleof all situations. Becca and Howie Corbett (NICOLE KIDMAN and AARONECKHART) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of ashocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happysuburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in amaze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightlycontrolled rage from which they cannot escape. While Becca finds painin the familiar, Howie finds comfort. The shifts come in abrupt,unforeseen moments. Becca hesitantly opens up to her opinionated,loving mother (DIANNE WIEST) and secretly reaches out to the teenagerinvolved in the accident that changed everything (MILES TELLER); whileHowie lashes out and imagines solace with another woman (SANDRA OH).Yet, as off track as they are, the couple keeps trying to find theirway back to a life that still holds the potential for beauty, laughterand happiness. The resulting journey is an intimate glimpse into twopeople learning to re- engage with each other and a world that has beentilted off its axis.one of the best movies of the year with definitely one of the bestPerformances this year. its a very sad movie about to grieving couplespost their innocent son's accidental death. this movie shows andexecute a wide range of emotions which is really good. it was a veryeasy going movie with no complexity just simple plot. never felt boringor tired, it kept my interest in the film which is great again.this movie is directed very well, brilliantly and well directed. itswritten very well too. screenplay is very good with diversity in iteven its a simple plot, many things are there in the screenplay whichmakes it a vibrant movie with vast emotions and sub-plots that reallyfeels good. Two thumbs up for the director and writers. edited well,good cinematography.Nicole Kidman gives one of the Best performance of the year and one ofher best career topping performance, even before seeing this movie ialready nominated her in my Oscar prediction list. she lights up thescreen with not just her smile, her grief and her vast variety of faceexpressions but with her grief, her Crying, her struggling andeverything else shown. she is marvellous, outstanding performance byher. on the other hand i saw Aaron Eckhart's best performance , letssay of his career, he was just superb in it. Diane west was great too.and other actors like Sandra Oh and Tammy Blanchard. Performance wiseits an outstanding gem. Brilliant performances.very sad, emotional, grieving movie, i loved how the couple have beenshown, the situations are very believable not over done. showing themdealing with it in different ways was lovely, i even expected somepretty over stuff like the one shown in previous year's movie AntiChrist that they use sex to get over the grief and pain but thank Godthat was not the case here so like i said its believable movie withluminous and simple plot. everything is good about this movie, itcaught my full attention from the start which was awesome. its a greatmelodramatic movie with excellently written screenplay which touchesright chords at right time. excellent performances. brilliant story.this movie is a must watch.
(18 April 2012)
Surprisingly Accurate
Just to add a bit of support for the writer's of this story I too have twice experienced the loss of someone too young to die and I recognized many of the emotions and thoughts portrayed in this story. Some would want to carry, and they should, that memory and loss for whatever time that it takes to heal. The best cure (unfortunately, not explored by the movie) is to eventually turn those losses into a positive by enhancing the lives of others. I would agree with the controversial idea presented in the movie questioning how a God could allow the youngest and most innocent life to end, and in many instances, quite uncomfortably violent ways. I also agree that the response, "because more angels are needed" is a pacifier in disguise for those still living.
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