Darko is a superhero

Rating: 10/10 (14 April 2003)

First of all,I didn't expect to like it so much. The reason why I watched it was because all the raving reviews about it... the film is amazing and there IS character development for the audience to care about people in it. It is a film that requires some thought as there's quite a few metaphors and imagery used. It is intelligent, weird, funny and sad and it has made me more open-minded about independent films like these. For those who say it is garbage, I would like to say that they have not spent the time to appreciate the complexity of the storyline and of the hidden messages. Gyllenhaal, Malone, Barrymore etc. their performances were amazing so that didn't distract from the weirdness of this film at all. All I can say is that it's amazing and people that say it's trash- well I say give it another try because it is a film that people indeed haven't seen before that's why it may come across as pointless. Donnie Darko is indeed a superhero. Excellent dialogue, camera work and acting. 10/10