Donny Darko, the Harvey of the 21st Century

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2009)

This news item appeared in my newspaper today:
"Spielberg to remake 'Harvey' rabbit classic Friday, August 7, 2009
Steven Spielberg has a giant rabbit on his mind for his next film.
Spielberg is directing a remake of the James Stewart classic "Harvey," the story of a bighearted eccentric who's branded a crackpot for claiming to have a 6-foot-tall invisible rabbit as his best buddy.
Casting is just getting started, with production expected to begin early next year.
The new version will be a contemporary update of Stewart's 1950 film, which was based on Mary Chase's Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
The film is a co-production between Spielberg's DreamWorks Studio and 20th Century Fox. A release date has not been announced, but a Fox spokesman said the studio is looking to have the film in theaters late next year.
Associated Press" My response to this news: (and please pardon me for quoting meself) "Richard Kelly already effectively did this with "Donny Darko", the "Harvey" for the 21st Century. I don't have a lot of faith in SS not making something sappy starring the new Jimmy Stewart, Tom Hanks. Yuck!"
I haven't seen "Donny Darko" for a while but this remembrance insures I will watch it again very soon. A Remarkable Film.