Bizarrely well done, dark humour and a good sense of originality

Rating: 9/10 (5 November 2005)

Donnie Darko is a psychological thriller about a teenager named Donnie Darko who encounters with his darkest fears and his destiny. The movie is very well done. Richard Kelly is a good director and writer, who I've never even heard of before this movie, and at a young age this guy is going to have a great future up ahead. The film is pretty dark and is highly bizarre, which actually is a good thing, because the whole story is very dark. The acting is very good especially Jake Gyllenhaal, he is a phenomenal actor. The humour is spread out all over the movie and has a lot of funny scenes such as the speech with Jim Cunningham. Overall, a great movie that has an excellent sense of originality. I highly recommend it.
Hedeen's Outlook: 8.5/10 ***+ B+