Review in a 15 yr olds view

Rating: 10/10 (8 August 2004)

This is a review and among the review there is going to be some spoilers or clues give away about the movie, if you haven't seen the movie read as you please but it might spoil the greatness of the movie so here we go. Donnie Darko is one of those movies that you have to see at least 2 or 3 times, the first time you watch there is no way you can catch all whats going on. Every actor delivered no matter how big their roles were, the movies uniqueness alone is genuine and very thought provoking. The movie gives off clues and some are obvious, but the story intensifies and you ignore whats really going and more care about the characters. Thats why you have to watch it a few times. Donnie is a struggling adolescent and has visits from "frank", and escapes death when an airplane engine crashes through donnie's room. His therapist gives him sympathy and knows he isn't crazy, he feels left out with his family and feels very lonely (on the DVD there is some very compelling scenes that unfortunately were deleted, there are scenes with donnie and his dad and a great scene thats quiet and shows donnie watching his family and they are all happy together, and he realizes they are better without him and don't enjoy his presence). this movie requires thinking and a great attention span, its so easy to fall in love with this movie cuz its so good but to understand it is quite a journey. The filming was great and above all very original, the film doesn't have any weaknesses, people who don't like it don't like real movies. spoiler here!, what happens to donnie is purely an act of god and in scenes with his science professor, donnie and him have great conversations about time travel, and those scenes alone help you understand the movie better. all i can say is that i love this movie, and its quite the journey and quite the experience you should get when you watch a movie.