Becca and Howie Corbett (Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. While Becca finds pain in the familiar, Howie finds comfort. The shifts come in abrupt, unforeseen moments. Becca hesitantly opens up to her opinionated, loving mother (Dianne Wiest) and secretly reaches out to the teenager involved in the accident that changed everything (Miles Teller); while Howie lashes out and imagines solace with another woman (Sandra Oh). Yet, as off track as they are, the couple keeps trying to find their way back to a life that still holds the potential for beauty, laughter and happiness. The resulting journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted off its axis.You can totally understand all the critical acclaim that this movie has been getting. The acting performances by Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart and Dianne Wiest as they deal with loss on all different levels is nothing short of phenomenal. Unfortunately, this movie is just that. Its three amazing performances. There isn't a beginning to end story with it building towards something. They are just three people trying to deal with a traumatic loss.
I would recommend people checking this out for the performances . . . . . . and because the movie is super short. Just be warned that there isn't much substance to it besides the powerful acting jobs.
