“The only way out is through.”
That is always the solution to an inevitable situation, especially when you’re trying to get over the death of your four year son. In Rabbit Hole, Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart play a couple who are in a situation like mentioned and are trying to look outside for some comfort.
Kidman’s character is the most distraught of the two. The film starts eight months after the tragedy and she is now staying home after quitting her job at a business. Her performance is really strong and she really gets into it. Her character is really pessimistic, while Eckhart’s character is the one who still misses their son, Danny, and tries to seek comfort, like taking the couple to a support group. Kidman’s character tries to make everything better, but subsequently the plans fall through and she needs to take the hard way out. She then finds solace in Jason, the teenage driver who killed Danny. With the awkward relationship, she tries to find another way to get over Danny, but the only way out is through.
Rabbit Hole really is the film that just makes you think. Its subplot adds more depth to the story as it messes with Kidman’s psyche. Also, the recurring conversation of parallel universes really brings out a new outlook and hopefully can make things better. The film is sometimes hard to watch because it’s painful to observe these two people living alone. The performances are breakthrough and they display a real life family who were put in front of a camera to document their mental escape into an unknown, a rabbit hole.
Rabbit Hole is seriously a must see with a 4.5 out of 5 and if your city isn't playing the movie, then you can wait until January 14th, 2011.
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