White Rabbit 2013

6.0 / 10   42 vote(s)
Drama

A bullied student sees visions of a rabbit he was forced to kill as a child, and those visions propel him into a state where his imagination causes him to carry out violent acts.

Homepage http://whiterabbitfilm.com
Release Date 2013-09-20
Runtime 1h 30m
Directors Tim McCann, Alan McIntyre-Smith, Jimi Woods, Iran Kuykendall
Producers Jacky Lee Morgan, Shaun S. Sanghani, Robert Yocum, Anthony Fiorino, Gary Huckabay, Jimi Woods, Benjamin Brant Bickham, Trysta A. Bissett
Writer Anthony Di Pietro

Trying to make it through the teenage years in declining America

A teenager in Louisiana (Nick Krause) faces the challenges of the working class, a troubled father (Sam Trammell), bullies at school and first love (Britt Robertson). Will it push him over the edge?

"White Rabbit" (2013) is a dark coming-of-age drama with gritty realism and an artsy flair. It has been compared to “Donnie Darko,” but that one was sci-fi with a high school milieu whereas “White Rabbit” keeps things mundane and relatable, not to mention brooding and edgy. Besides, “Donnie” was essentially a blockbuster while this one cost $2 million.

If you like Indies like "Cutback" (2010) and "Love Everlasting" (2016) or mainline flicks like "The Rage: Carrie 2,” you’ll appreciate this. The ending doesn’t wuss out and is reminiscent of the underrated “Speck” (2002). Thankfully, as dark as it is, it wisely provides a ray of light.

The film runs just over 1 hour, 30 minutes, and was shot in outer New Orleans.

GRADE: B+/A-

Wuchak