Run Rabbit Run (2023)

Run Rabbit Run (2023). Run Rabbit Run: Directed by Daina Reid. With Sarah Snook, Greta Scacchi, Damon Herriman, Julia Davis. Sarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.

“Saw this back at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story is about a Fertility doctor named Sarah begins her beloved daughter Miau0026#39;s seventh birthday expecting nothing amiss. But as an ominous wind swirls in, Sarahu0026#39;s carefully controlled world begins to alter. Australian director Daina Reid takes influence on slow-burn artsy style horror movies like u0026quot;The Babadooku0026quot; and tries to create a chilly horror story about ghosts, children, and past. However, despite gorgeous camerawork and a great performance from Sarah Snook, u0026quot;Run Rabbit Runu0026quot; suffers from inconsistent narrative and uneven pacing. Reid no doubt does offer some interesting ideas and her talents are exposed. But the problem is that the film doesnu0026#39;t have a clear tone what it wants to be and the positive moments are overshadowed by dull writing and really unlikeable characters.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe production design is pretty simple but it helped to create the Australian landscape setting and creepiness. The performances are a mix of good and bad. As I mentioned Snooku0026#39;s performance was excellent as she was able to capture the emotions of her character but the performances from Lily LaTorre and Damon Herriman while they try their best, it didnu0026#39;t work as their performances were over or underacted. None of the characters were really investing and some of them really comes off as frustrating and I wish they were given enough depth but unfortunately had no emotionally barring to connect with. The story provides an interesting concept and scenario but the writing struggles to maintain itself and becomes really bland and predictable. I donu0026#39;t mind slow pace films as I enjoy art-house and slow pace films if the writing was done well. But here, the pacing ruins much of the films tension as the uneven pacing creates more of a dullness experience rather than feeling of being scared. Australian cinema is no strange to horror films as there are some great ones out there but there are also some really garbage ones as well. Here, itu0026#39;s not terrible but it just didnu0026#39;t work for me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRating: C.”