Rabbit Hole
A; Drama
Dir: John Cameron Mitchell
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne West, Sandra Oh
***1/2

What's it about: Nicole Kidman has dealt with grief and loss in many of her previous films. Be it her absolutely stunning portrayal of Virginia Woolf in The Hours or as Grace Mulligan a lost cause in Lars Von Trier's digressive Dogville. But it's the Rabbit Hole that brings out her most poignant tribute to the emotion of human gloom and despair. Becca (Kidman) and Howie (Eckhart) are in mourning. It's been over eight months but the couple is grappling with coming to terms with the loss of their son in a freak accident. Their life seems to be stuck, even though happy people surround them and they turn to therapy, there's nothing that's helping them soften the blow. It's a personal account of two individuals dealing with loss in their own way. Most of the film engages you through dialogue and honest interaction of the couple with outsiders.