Rabbit Hole
2010 Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Synopsis
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, Becca's 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. Becca's 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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This is one of those films that adds an extra dimension if you have children. It is a bleak film, with a tiny sparkle of hope, about grief, relationships and family and while it didn't completely satisfy on an artistic level, on an emotional level it affected me deeply.
Slowly but surely in the story we learn about the tragic accident that killed Kidman's and Eckart's son. We get to know all involved and how the couple deal with this tragic loss. Central in this narrative is the relationship of the parents, the strain it is under and the way it effects people around them.…
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I just want to give Nicole Kidman a hug, and tell her everything is gonna be okay. I think it's her performance that makes this movie so damn good.
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Rabbit Hole tells the story of a couple's grief when they tragically lose their son in an accident. With a sombre tone throughout, it is impossible not to feel disheartened and that is why this film is so engaging. It is so easy to believe and associate with Becca (Nicole Kidman) and Howie (Aaron Eckhart) making Rabbit Hole so realistic, it's incredible.
Nicole Kidman’s performance is Oscar-worthy; her portrayal of a grief-stricken mother is very touching. Her seeming desperation to forget Danny existed, countered with Howie's inability to erase him from his mind, makes for a very emotional watch.
Rabbit Hole is very beautiful to watch and he frequent references God and Science means it caters to everyone's beliefs. The idea of a parallel universe is comforting, as Becca says, "Somewhere out there I'm having a good time." -
What a sad, depressing, and frustrating movie. This film showed how the death of their child transformed a couple's lives.
Nicole Kidman was perfect as always. It's nice that she seems to gravitate toward the more emotional roles. Aaron Eckhart was good in this as well. It's important to have strong actors when the movie is a character piece, and this movie pulls it off.http://letterboxd.com/eli12345/list/march-movie-madness/detail/
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Nat: You're not right about everything, you know? What if there is a God?
Becca: Then I'd say he's a sadistic prick.
Nat: All right, Becca, that's enough.
Becca: "Worship me and I'll treat you like shit." No wonder you like him. He sounds just like Dad.For his third film, John Cameron Mitchell displays his talent for sensitive direction. He directs with mature support for the brilliant screenplay, projected by an interesting realism from the cast. The painful wit in the writing allows the film to run on a deepened level of emotion, one that feels honest. Careful care is taken in order to effortlessly intertwine the humour, anguish and the everyday, leading to an extremely natural story, we…
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Heartbreaking. Contemplative. in parts Boring.
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I just want to give Nicole Kidman a hug, and tell her everything is gonna be okay. I think it's her performance that makes this movie so damn good.
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I distinctly remember missing this when it played at the Civic Theatre during its initial run. I was disappointed at the time, but now I'm grateful I didn't see it until now. Schematic, perhaps, but it also felt true and healing.
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Sanda Oh has some skeeball skills
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Great performances from Kidman and Eckhart. The characters are all wound as tight as the tightest drum. The tension is palpable in the silences in conversations and the spaces between scenes. Ultimately, I don't know if the movie works on all the levels. After seeing it, I was sure that something had been left out, that there was something really missing. Given the subject matter, maybe that's the entire point...
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A movie about loss or any other heavy topic has an aura of apprehension for a viewer. Diving into the aftermath of a personal tragedy can have a profoundly positive effect on us as we experience a film that doesn't shy away from colorful cheery themes that hollywood loves and most people go for when seeing a movie.
Rabbit Hole combines fantastic performance of Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart with a script that very effectively shows us the different sides of people trying to get in grips with reality and normal life after the loss of a child surrounds their lives long after the initial incident. The question of how people are suppose to cope through it all leaves people…
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A handsomely made, if not creatively made, adaptation of the outstanding Pulitzer-winning play, featuring one of Nicole Kidman's best performances ever.
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Rabbit Hole is a tough film to get into. Not only is it because the film deals with the aftermath of a couple whose only child was recently killed, but also because the husband and wife are having a rough time, and often take it out on each other and those around them. Nicole Kidman's character in particular is a bit rough, and I really had a hard time sympathizing with her because she was in bitch mode so often. However, there's a wonderful scene around forty minutes into the film where Kidman and Aaron Eckhart have an argument, and suddenly everything became real to me. From then on, I was into Rabbit Hole. You certainly need to be in the right mind frame to watch something like this, but it's well worth the eventual sadness you'll feel to spend an hour and a half here with Aaron and Nicole.
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bad vibe.
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Slow paced, but nicely done movie about surviving with grief and loss. The background story is simple and irrelevant, because the emotion is all that matters. Wished for somehing more, but overally quite good drama film.