The Academy Awards Project: Rabbit Hole

Went to see Rabbit Hole tonight. This is part of my ongoing yearly attempt to see every Oscar nominated movie or performance from the six major categories: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Supporting Actress.

I know it's kind of a random, quirky goal. I only really achieved it once, and I ended up having to see a couple of movies I hated in order to do so, so my dedication flags a little each year. I'm doing pretty well this year, having seen Inception, 127 Hours, Black Swan, True Grit, The Social Network, Toy Story 3, The Fighter, The King's Speech, and Rabbit Hole, so far.

My big revelation this year is that Kinsey is old enough to come to serious movies with me now. Academy Awards night will be more fun!

As for Rabbit Hole, it was a good little movie, but I don't see it winning any major awards. Nicole Kidman could garner a nomination, although I really rather preferred Dianne Wiest's performance. It wasn't your standard movie...mostly just a study of people working through the grief and trauma that comes from losing a child. I went with Melissa, Kinsey, and Mom. All of them were a little non-plussed. I guess that's a so-so review. Unless you find the subject of interest, you can skip this one.