Wow! A Truly Wonderful Surprise Awaits You

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2003)

To speak of "Donnie Darko", I must digress to tell you I feel like the astronaut Dave in the sequel to 2001, the movie most people didn't like at all, 2010. (I liked it and make no excuses even though 2001 is among my favorite five films of all time. 2010 is not a favorite of any kind, I just liked it). Dave the astronaut said, when he cosmically appeared, "Something wonderful is going to happen", or words to that effect. He was referring to the second sun which would appear in the sky and how our absolute awe would save the day for a foundering mankind.
I say to you who will see Donnie Darko one day, "Something wonderful is going to happen". An unexpected original and exciting treasure awaits you. It is a horror, sci-fi, teenage angst, family disintegration, superhero, philosophical exploration, sacrifice film that leaves the viewer so satisfied in the end and so filled with unexpected hope, he or she will want to immediately rewind and watch again.