pretty good

Rating: 8/10 (19 July 2003)

Donnie Darko is a pretty good film. My inspiration to come here and put my comments down comes from something that mars the film, though.

Drew Barrymore was terrible. It's her film, so I guess she caught some executive producr variation of the syndrome that M. Night Shyamalan has, where you feel you must insert yourself into your film regardless of logic, talent, good casting, etc. Drew, while good/appropriate in other things, sticks out sorely in this well-acted film, and her few scenes are played like an amateur. It's too bad she had to give herself a part. Delegate, Drew. You can walk through the Charlie's Angels routine, but this is different.
8/10