Excellent until the end.

Rating: Null/10 (25 June 2003)

Contains Spoiler! Donnie Darko as a film builds curiosity well through an excellent narrative, that is, until the end.
Like so many Hollywood films of the past few years, Darko falls apart at the final hurdle. The jet engine goes back in time - fine. However, it would have to be Donnie that does back if the past is going to be changed. He would need to return so that the conscious choice could be made to stay in bed rather than going out to the garden. If only the jet engine goes back then he would still be out of bed and wouldn't die.
This could have been solved easily by the writer - Donnie creates a worm-hole and goes back in time and the jet engine is dragged back after him before the worm-hole closes.
If it weren't for an unworkable end this would be a great film.