Nicole Kidman returns to form in new 'Rabbit Hole' preview
First trailer pulls new punches for John Cameron Mitchell's latest
Nothing is more disheartening than when a studio pulls what's known as a "cheat" when creating a movie trailer or TV spot. That usually means cutting material to make the picture look like it's something that it's not. Most of the time, it's used to make a comedy look much funnier than it is, but it can even be done to position a picture as more "important" than it is (see the latest trailer for "Made in Dagenham," a movie this pundit is actually a fan of). It's refreshing then, that Lionsgate isn't pulling any punches with the new preview for "Rabbit Hole."
Both HitFix's Drew McWeeny and I are big fans of John Cameron Mitchell's startling drama which was one of the big surprises at the 2010 Toronto Film Festival. Easy to pass off as another drama about a couple dealing with the death of their child, the adaptation of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize winning play is also a spot on exploration of mother and daughter relations. Moreover, the picture features fantastic performances across the board from Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Diane Weist. The latter is already a leading contender in the best supporting actress race, but it's Kidman's turn which is the most impressive.
Since winning an Oscar for "The Hours," Kidman has seemed to sleepwalk through roles in pictures such as "Cold Mountain," "Birth," "Margot at the Wedding" and "Australia." It's not that Kidman wasn't good, but it's been a long time since she has been as raw and real as she is in "Rabbit Hole." You get more than a glimpse of that in the new trailer embedded above.
What do you think?
"Rabbit Hole" opens in select theaters on Dec. 17.
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October 23, 2010 at 3:13AM EST Reply to CommentLooks great to me, but the "I only go to movies to be entertained" crowd will stay very far away.
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October 23, 2010 at 5:53AM EST Reply to CommentJohn Cameron Mitchells last two films are both too amazing to ignore, so i'm incredibly on board with this and will patiently wait for the Australian release.
Englebert
October 23, 2010 at 6:23AM EST Reply to CommentIt has become very fashionable to criticize all of Nicole Kidman's movies - box office poison and all - but her performance in Margot at the Wedding was quite astonishing. People found the film quite mean-spirited but you can't deny her work in it.
Cold Mountain as a film was overwrought and she wasn't great in it. Same for Australia - though that received great reviews from Time, The New York Times, The LA Times, Wall Street Journal and Roger Ebert so I don't understand why it derided to the extent that it was.
Similarly, her Golden Globe nominated work in Birth was excellent. You can't possibly watch her in the extremely long take at the opera and say that she was sleepwalking through that film. That scene should be studied in acting classes.
October 23, 2010 at 10:27AM EST Reply to CommentI'm one of the "I only go to the movies to be entertained" crowd because I just can't get to the movies (new baby) and when I go, I want to see something that would be disappointing to watch on my small screen.
We do watch a lot of Netflix, and I will make sure to put this in our queue. When I first heard about this movie, I thought it was going to be horribly depressing and didn't sound like something I'd like, but this seems.....hopeful. I'm looking forward to it now.
Gekko
October 23, 2010 at 9:02PM EST Reply to CommentI can't wait, Kidman is a great actress I'm sure she gave another great perfomance