Amazing Film

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2002)

Rarely do movies manage to get you thinking as much as a good novel. It happens, but it's rare. David Lynch has that gift. Of course, David Lynch also is really confusing.
Richard Kelly has managed to write a movie that is incredible enjoyable and thought-provoking. It changed the way I look at the world. This movie is incredible.
On top of that, the acting is incredible. The dialogue going on between the actors just works. Even when Kelly slips up and provides a line that is slightly sub-par (ex: conversation between Donnie and "Gretchen" where "Gretchen" says "you're weird" and Donnie responds "sorry" which leads "Gretchen" to say "no, it's a compliment" which seems somewhat out of character for her part, in my opinion), the actors make it work. The dinner conversation near the beginning is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.
On top of all this, Donnie Darko almost makes me believe in a God.
Wow! That's good stuff.