Excellent Film

Rating: Null/10 (12 November 2004)

I just saw the DVD of the original 2001 release, and found it fascinating. The story seemed very clear to me. I see the story built on the theological debate over predestination and free will. Before watching the film, I was told that it compared to various films such as "12 Monkeys", "Sixth Sense", and even "The Buterfly Effect". I saw the film to be closer to "Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" (based on the Ambrose Bierce short story "Incident at Owl Creek Bridge"). The 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds all takes place in Donnie's dying seconds. Doonie goes from the confusion of a sleep-walking schysophrenic to total clarity. Time travel, transcedent universes, worm holes, etc. make for a great vehicle for telling a story that feeds the viewers imagination.