My all time favorite movie

Rating: 10/10 (29 February 2016)

Donnie Darko is a thrilling, mind-blowing, unique masterpiece from Richard Kelly starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
Richard Kelly is a smart director who knows what he is doing. He did the shooting in 28 days and on a budget of just $5.000.000. Richard Kelly also wanted this movie to take place in his hometown Midlothian, VA, but then changed it to Middlesex, VA.
The movie starts with Donnie waking up in a forest and while he is returning home he is thinking about how he got there. We can clearly see that there is something wrong with him. Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko) acts really well in this film. He doesn't blink even once in his scenes with Frank showing Donnie's mental disorder. After some time he meets his imaginary friend Frank, the bunny man who tells Donnie that the world will vanish in 28 days and makes Donnie act weird and break the law several times. Remember Fight Club? Here is another imaginary friend that makes the main character commit crimes.
The movie is great for sci-fi and drama lovers. And it will make you want to watch it over and over again. The film deals with parallel universes in a very complicated way but the more you watch it the better you will understand the events.
The films ends in a way that will really surprise you. Also, there is a long explanation of all the undigested parts of the movie on the website http://www.donniedarko.org.uk/explanation/ But there are plenty of fan theories that explain the movie in different ways too. There is also a mockumentary about the film which has higher rating than the film itself.