full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2003)

I give this movie high marks for creating a mood and capturing my imagination, but in the end I felt that there was not much there. I think this is one of those efforts from the "If I make it impossible to understand, they will think I am a genius," school.
I liked the fact that the parents were not presented as idiots, as so many parents of teen protagonists are. But where does Donnie get off calling his mother a bitch? Or is this meant to illustrate Donnie's tenuous grasp on reality?
I am not averse to complex plots, but when you can put about any interpretation on what happens, then I suspect obscurity for obscurity's sake. With a bit more focus this could have been a good film, since it has great style, acting, music, photography, and technique.