difficult to understand, but worth the trouble

Rating: 8/10 (13 April 2002)

Donnie Darko is by no means a perfect film, but it is engaging and thought-provoking. it also spends a lot of time on character development, so you actually grow to empathize with the characters--unusual for a sci-fi film.
to fully understand the film, you should go to the film's official website after seeing it. particularly helpful are the excepts from "the philosophy of time travel. the film certainly still works without any extra information, but it works better if you know what was in the book.