Donnie Darko
2001
1 hr 56 min
Directed by Richard Kelly
Plot: During the presidential election of 1988, a teenager named Donnie Darko sleepwalks out of his house one night, and sees a giant, demonic-looking rabbit named Frank, who tells him the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. He returns home the next morning to find that a jet engine has crashed through his bedroom. As he tries to figure out why he survived and tries to deal with people in his town, like the school bully, his conservative health teacher, and a self-help guru, Frank continues to turn up in Donnie's mind, causing him to commit acts of vandalism and worse.
This comment says all you need to know about this film..."Brilliant mix of black-humour, time-travel and a teen love story." It started out with so much promise but just turned into another Sci-Fi movie. The opening line of the film was one of the greatest in history..."I'm voting for Dukakis," the teacher character who would later be seen wearing the "God is awesome!" T-Shirt was hilarious, and the whole 'religion and comformity' story line showed so much promise, but the sci-fi, time travel, etc. got in the way and totally reunied the movie for me. I'm relly not a sci-fi fan...except Quantum Leap, but for people who are this is probably a movie for you. It just wasn't the movie for me....
MarxistGopher's Rating: ***(3 of 10 stars)
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