Cute, soft, furry, evil...not a bunny you want to pet.

Rating: Null/10 (2 May 2002)

I had no idea what to expect from this movie. I work at Blockbuster video and rented it on a whim because it was free and I knew it had a troubled guy in it who saw visions of a very scary rabbit. My family is collectively a big fan of the old James Stewart film Harvey, about a drunk who has a gigantic rabbit for a best (imaginary...?) friend. The tidbit I knew of Donnie Darko seemed like a modern twist.
Though there is little to connect these two movies beyond their plots involving visions of cuniculine monstrosities, I thoroughly enjoyed Donnie Darko in its own right. It is a movie that is hard to describe: very funny in places, but the humor is at times downright morbid, dark at best. It is a movie that will keep you guessing to the end and beyond, but it does not leave you dissatisfied...like a roller coaster that is full of twists and turns but ultimately brings you full circle, it could be watched many times before you 'get it' completely (if that is even possible). Some may not like this about a movie, at least not about a movie as dark as this or one that contains hyper-natural (I daren't say 'super') elements throughout. But if that description alone does not deter you, or even piques your interest, you will probably find Donnie Darko to be a humble surprise.

Unassuming, unapologetic, and well-named, I'd rate Donnie Darko to be an 8 out of 10.