Immediately in my top 5

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2006)

I'm not sure I've ever come across another movie quite like "Donnie Darko." It's part science fiction, part teen flick, part a twisted version of "Harvey," and underlying all of it is this perfect sense of what it is like to seek and sometimes find truth while most of the world is skating by unaware that such a thing even exists. How odd and wonderful that such a bright and honest movie can still get made.
Jake Gyllenhaal is utterly perfect as Donnie; in fact, the entire Darko family is just beautifully portrayed. The more I watched the movie, the more attached I grew to Holmes Osborne, who so clearly has that streak of anarchy that encourages Donnie to speak his mind regardless of ridiculous social expectations. *SPOILER* Hands down, my favorite moment in the film comes when Donnie's school is forced to sit through a self-help guru presentation. While everyone else either buys into Jim Cunningham's bull, Donnie stands up and challenges what he knows is untrue.
Cunningham: Son, it breaks my heart to say this, but I believe you are a very troubled and confused young man...
Donnie: You're right, actually. I am pretty- I'm, I'm pretty troubled and I'm, I'm pretty confused. But I... and I'm afraid. Really, really afraid. Really afraid. But I... I... I think you're the f*****g Antichrist.
Brilliant.