I initially had Rabbit Hole pegged in the Revolutionary Road, Little Children suburbia is hell category. Well it turns out this film actually fit into the Ordinary People losing a child is hell category. It's hell either way but it's better (no, worse) this way because at least in this movie there is a legitimate reason for the characters to be so miserable and treat each other like crap other than mere boredom.
So once I figured out what exactly Rabbit Hole was about, I was able to appreciate it. It's definitely the type of movie you appreciate instead of enjoy. It's set in the aftermath of the protagonist couple, played capably by Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart (Kidman is apparently close to a lock for an Oscar nomination, though I was personally just as impressed by Eckhart's performance), losing their 4 year old son in a freak car accident in front of their house. It's sad to watch both characters turn to outsiders to try to deal with their grief, and it's not hard to imagine how losing a child tears so many marriages apart.
On a random note, I saw a teaser trailer for this movie when I was watching TV the other day and the ad sold this movie as funny. Like the voiceover guy explicitly said "Rabbit Hole is funny." I will never trust another teaser trailer in my entire life. If I went to see this movie expecting a comedy and ended up watching two people grieve the death of their young son for the next hour and a half, I'd be pretty freaking pissed.
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