Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Rabbit Hole (PG-13) 8.0

Rabbit Hole (2010): Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. Based on a play by David Lindsay-Abaire. (7.2)

Director: John Cameron Mitchell
Writers: David Lindsay-Abaire (screenplay), David Lindsay-Abaire (play)
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest

"It changes though ... the weight of it, I guess. At some point, it becomes bearable. It turns into something that you can crawl out from under and carry around like a brick in your pocket. It's kind of ... Not that you like it, exactly, but it's what you've got instead of... So, you carry it around. And, it doesn't go away. Which is ... fine, actually." Hmm... Fits perfectly! The parallel universes, too. "And, this is just the sad version of us." [Sorry to be cryptic. Just a few direct quotes.] My Rating: 8.0