Watching Dust Bunny reminded me of the first time I saw Amelie, or The Fisher King, or A Little Princess, films that explored the context of reality through a bold visual style and a blending of the fantastic into our real world. This is a sumptuous film that never loses sight of its core, broken people finding chosen family and through that survival. I'm a sucker for these themes... and for gorgeous films. That all paired with the wonderful pairing of Mikkelsen and Sloan made Dust Bunny, for me, a truly wonderful cinematic experience.
Aurora is a young girl who is scared of the monster under her bed. She hires an assassin to kill it. And within this quite incredible story is, at its heart, a beautiful tale of connection, of processing the trauma we've suffered. Dust Bunny affected me more than I anticipated, giving me much to reflect on while always keeping its plot moving in beautifully entertaining ways. It marries humour and sadness quite perfectly, while also telling a compelling and action packed story in unexpected ways, so that right up to the end we are on the edge of our seat with our hearts on our sleeves.
And Dust Bunny is incredible to watch. From the well integrated special effects to beautiful costuming, art direction, and design, Dust Bunny is a feast for the eyes. Fuller immerses us in his film, rich with golds and greens and bronzes which flow over us. We see the world the way Aurora sees it (Mikkelsen even vocalizes that at one point) and this makes it all the more real while simultaneously giving it the air of a dream or a fantasy. It pulls you in like the best stories should and doesn't let you look away.
And at its heart Dust Bunny is the story of learning to live with our monsters and saving each other from them. It is a beautifully big movie with an intimate story at its core. I came out of it feeling my heart so full and happy for having seen it, a feeling I wish I had more often at the cinema.
Dust Bunny
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim, David Dastmalchian, Sigourney Weaver, Rebecca Henderson
Writer: Bryan Fuller
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