Alternate realities, suburban ethics and teenage angst are combined to bewilder in this humorous sci-fi movie.

Rating: Null/10 (7 April 2003)

Donnie Darko, if nothing else, has a sense of humor, and that, if nothing else, keeps it intriguing. An alternately funny and poignant troubled-teen story is threaded together by a sci-fi time-travel theory and a central conceit based on variable realities. Donnie's story is fun stuff, handled well, and delivered with a satiric edge that generally amuses and intrigues. A remarkably good genre film by a first-time writer/director, particularly when you consider the competition that's out there.