Review of Rabbit Hole (2010) by Ajith R — 09 May 2011

'Rabbit Hole' seems to be a huge departure from John Cameron Mitchell's filmography at first glance. Where is the gayness? Where is the outrageous? Where are all those curious sexual escapades? Not to mention Hedwig's own wig.

The film looks bleak, sad, and depressing during the intro. But then the rythym of the film takes over, and something wonderful happens: the sympathy and humanity that the director feels for his characters, bind together into the embrace of grief, and the acceptance of the inevitability of death in one's life. The compliments of course, should also extend to the writer of the original play, David Lindsay - Abaire, for his sensibility and sensitivity.

The Rabbit Hole explores the subject of loss and shows us that eventually, there is a light at the end of that tunel. This happens when one accepts that every emotion they feel is legitimate, that there are no "wrong" ways of feeling grief. There can be anger, there can be depression, there can be anything, to compensate for one's loss, and it is only human to feel so. Here is another great addition, in Mitchell's filmography, a film with actual texture and depth. Recommended!