The Human Hole

Author(s): Ryan D.
Location: MA

“The Human Hole"

Directed by: Karen Moncrieff
Written by: Karen Moncrieff

Principal Cast:

Evan Rachel Wood-Natasha Corey
Kim Basinger- Nicole Corey
Kerry Washington-Christa Micheals
Felicity Huffman- Whitney Stansky
Matthew Broderick- John Stansky
Dakota Fanning- Leah Stansky
Beth Grant- Deirdre Stansky
Alison Lohman- Sharon Stevens
Natasha Richardson- Sarah Stevens
Dennis Quad- Connor Stevens
Whitney Goldberg- Nurse Blake

Tagline: “You can never try to love and fill the whole, you must wait”

Synopsis: This is 3 stories connected through the pain of its main characters.

The first story is of Natasha (Wood). A rebellious young teen who’s mother Nicole (Basinger) is fed up with Natasha. Natasha is kicked out, with no money she asks her best friend Christa (Kerry) how to get money. Christa is the one who got her into doing bad things. Christa tells Natasha to sleep with men for a little cash. Natasha who is easy to persuade finds it ridiculous at first, but after 2 days with barely any food, she becomes a prostitute. She meets man after man, and they all are sleazy besides for one who tells her she is too young and should go back home. Natasha doesn’t know why but follows his advice. Her mother at first happy to see her, sees drugs and 150 dollars in Natashas stuff and kicks her out again.

The second story is of a woman Whitney (Huffman) who has the perfect life, she is a rape specialist at her hospital, and has the perfect husband and child. This perfect life bores her. She married at such a young age and was forced to grow up, so she starts living like a teen. Whitney gets into drugs, and does drugs after work. Her sister Deirdre (Grant) knows this and constantly tells her to get off of it. Whitney spirals out of control and is starting to scare husband John (Broderick) and daughter Leah (Dakota).

The final story is of Sharon, a depressed lonely teen. She has a well off family, but her parents Sarah (Richardson) and Connor (Quad) are never home. Sharon has no friends at school and sees her parents as her only friends, though they are never there. Sarah and Connor get in a fatal car accident and die. Sharon put in foster care won’t believe her parents are dead. She believes they are still alive but they just don’t notice her. She goes mentally insane, and wont tell herself she’s alone.

The End: These stories all intertwine at the end when a series of events happening in the last 10 minutes. Natasha, after being kicked out, confides in a man. This man rapes her. Whitney quits her job and goes into a rehab center to get her life in order. Sharon finally yells for her parents when she “sees” them but they walk away, and she realizes she is alone, and they are dead. When Natasha passes out in the hospital no doctors can treat her in time because the specialist (Whitney’s character) just quit her job. Natasha dies alone.

What the press would say:

This story is a moving and dark film. This story shows the loneliness of 3 woman, and the pain in their heart that they try can’t mend. An example of the human hole is Natasha’s character, trying to fill her heart by sleeping with men. Evan Rachel Wood shines as the prostitute kicked out of her home. She shows youth, and vulnerability in a character that tries to come off as strong. Felicity Huffman is moving in her portrayal of Whitney the drug addicted housewife. Though her role is pretty small Beth Grant is amazing as the over protective sister. The true shining star in this production is Alison Lohman, with probably the most heartfelt performance in this production. You care for her, worry for her, and her last scene is something everyone will remember. Writer of The Dead Girl Karen Moncrieff again wows us with her beautiful writing, and directing. She has written a masterpiece. She was able to grab a star studded cast of excellent actors who give their all in The Human Hole

Best Picture
Best Director- Karen Moncrieff
Best O. Screenplay- Karen Moncrieff
Best Actress- Evan Rachel Wood
Best Actress- Felicity Huffman
Best Supporting Actress- Alison Lohman
Best Supporting Actress- Beth Grant
Best Supporting Actor- Matthew Broderick
Best Supporting Actress- Kerry Washington