I've seen this film 4 times, so I admit I really like it. Strangely enough, I sat down to watch it with my fiancé and my mother for the first time in years, on the exact same day that the filming for the sequel started, the 18th of May 2008. The film tells the story of how a troubled young boy, Donnie Darko, found out his destiny. It is actually quite an intelligent film, and a good deal of it is about physics. I can recognize something of myself in the young boy, played excellently by Jake Gyllenhaal, with his intellect and knowledge that he is different, amongst the dumb masses.



Donnie wakes up in the middle of the night to a message from Frank, the giant rabbit man, that in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds the world will end. After this, nothing is the same. The film is extremely "80's", even though made in 2001, but it sure is skilfully made. The Darko-family is very kind and amusing people, and even though they can't quite get through to their troubled son, they still love him dearly. I watched this film the day after a late night out on town, so that is something I can't recommend, if you become as depressed as I tend to become, while hung-over.



So, even though I could have wished for a Gentile actor to play Darko, it truly is an amazing film, that is very hard to characterize. A lot of people won't like it at all, since it is rather advanced and deals in sensitive subjects such as mental illness and so on. The film has got so many amazing characters, and such a magnificent plot, that I cannot recommend it highly enough. Make sure you get the "Director's cut", though, so you don't miss out on all the great music in the film and some rather necessary scenes that are cut out in the other versions.



5 stars, without a doubt.