Film Review: Rabbit Hole

In the post-2010 scramble to see all the movies I have missed, most times I am only mildly affected by a film. Exit Through the Gift Shop, spectacular and brilliant as it may be, didn't seem to change my life as much as it has changed others. 127 Hours was inspirational and powerful, but it was hindered by the fact that I knew what was going to happen from the moment it started. Everyone has made such a big fuss about the crucial arm-cutting scene, and they're starting to think that that's all the film is about. It makes it impossible to go into it with the unsuspecting mindset that you don't know what will happen. The film that really blew me away, far more than I expected it to, was Rabbit Hole from director John Cameron Mitchell.

Sometimes it is the most simple and mundane of plots that truly grab you, not to belittle the extreme and heartbreaking trials the film presents. The focus is on Becca and Howie Corbett, a married couple who are still recovering over the traumatic and shocking loss of their child, Danny. As they struggle through their grief, Howie befriends somebody who's been at their focus group for a grand total of eight years, and Becca starts meeting with the teenage boy who was driving the car that accidentally killed young Danny. Becca gets some guidance from her mother Nat, who also went through a similar tragedy.

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On the long list of lame white comedies, the latest installment just happens to come from producer J.J. Abrams. The man has had quite a bit of trouble recently, what with his latest television show Undercovers canceled, the man really needed another win. Unfortunately, Morning Glory isn't it. It's not the sort of film you go out to the theaters to see. It's the film you wait for the DVD release to rent, but never actually watch. The film comes out on Wednesday, which gives it a bit of a head start before the rush of the weekend, but I doubt it will benefit much.