A Richard Kelly Masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (2 June 2005)

Very minor spoilers: This movie is totally untouched. It covers all film genres which makes it seem like it would be an immensely huge/massive budget movie but in actual fact it is not. That is because it dwells much more from its characters and specifically the lead character, Donnie Darko. Raw emotion is shown from scene to scene and especially when Donnie is talking to his therapist. His conversation about the existence of God and dying alone is probably the most heart felt and engaging scene that i have ever seen in a film before. And the letter that Donnie writes to Grandma Death is the best form of wrapping things up in a neat little package since the Usual Suspects ending where basically every line of dialogue was replayed! The final line of the letter where Donnie explains that he has so much more to look forward to is almost tragic in a way.
For a first-time filmmaker this is probably the most outstanding debut ever. The thoughts and ideas that make up this masterpiece are beyond anything that most of us could conjure. This film is perfect and is the perfect example that Hollywood isn't everything in the movie business. Thankyou Richard Kelly for changing the way that I think about film.