One of the Greatest Films Ever

Rating: 10/10 (26 April 2015)

One of the greatest films ever made, by far a superior fever-dream to anything Richard Kelly has done or probably is yet to do, the story tells of a troubled youngster, suffering from terrifying and twisted visions of an omnipotent spectre known only as Frank, who bears likeness to a nightmarishly disfigured rabbit who tells Darko when the world is going to end. It twists around and around but never seems to falter, just steadily meandering around conversations about God and then conversations about the Smurfs. Drew Barrymore, Patrick Swayze and Mary McDonnell all surpass the expectations the audience bore for them and provide stellar performances. The Gothic rock soundtrack features Echo & The Bunnymen, The Church, Duran Duran and Tears For Fears and perfectly accompanies the darkly gorgeous tone and colour-scape of the film. The best film in my entire collection, Donnie Darko is superb.