My review on "Rabbit Hole", by Alex

Here we go. My first shot on doing a review. I just want to give out a fair warning my writing and reviewing skills can't even match such great reviewers such as DW, Pat, Zgamer, and Douglas, but I'll give it a shot.

My first review will be on Alex's bait "Rabbit Hole", an adapted screenplay from David Lindsay-Abaire. A tragic story on a family struggling to cope with the loss of their 5 year old child. Diane Lane (Becca) plays the broken down mother who refuses to move on with her life, a performance and casting that is probably golden for a Best Actress nomination. Greg Kinnear (Howie) plays the father who tries different methods to move on. By all means Kinnear is definitely not miscasted in this, his role in The Matador and Godsend he plays a father who has lost his child, can't recall any others, regardless it's a good role for him. Kathy Bates (Nat) is also casted well as the mother of Diane Lane who has also lost a child, she tries to comfort Becca by telling her the feelings never go away, but there's no sense in having it ruin your life. Her comic relief would definitely ensure her of a best supporting actress nomination.

All together, this bait is filled with emotions. You have a typical black and white angle in this bait, two different ways of trying to cope with the loss of a child. The metaphor at the end of this bait is what really seals it as a contender for best adapted screenplay. There are no flaws in the writing, however I would have liked to know more of Osments character to give him a bit more depth. Overall this is a solid bait, I could definitely see it ranking in the top 10 of the month for it's great writing and casting alone, very nice job.

Grade: B+

Possible Awards:
Best Cast
Best Awards Campaign
Best Casting Choice - Diane Lane as Becca
Best Director - John Madden
Best Actress - Diane Lane
Best Supporting Actress - Kathy Bates
Best Adapted Screenplay