giant bunnies are not evil

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2002)

Donnie's not crazy. He just sees a giant rabbit that tells him to do
things. As the film moves on you begin to piece together what is really
happening here, and more than likely you'll need to do a bit of thinking
and re-thinking, viewing and re-viewing to really make it all come
together. And even then you may have questions. Movies like this are
great. Some people don't like to think too much when seeing a film, and
that's fine. This film is for those who love to figure things out.
Jake Gyllenhaal is mesmerizing. His slanted little smile, his sweet yet
cynical demeanor. I just love Donnie, he's excellent. Hard to believe
he's also The Bubble Boy. And having his real sister (who was so cool in
Cecil B. Demented) play his sis is also great. Cheeseball Supreme
Patrick Swayze plays what he should always play - a humorous parody
character - and should never make another pic where he is the Leading
Man again.
You won't figure this movie out for awhile, and that, to me, is fun. If
that's not fun to you then you might not enjoy it so much. The final
scene with the song over the various characters' "resolutions" is
haunting and sad.
Perhaps when people are doing things that seem destructive or crazy,
they are just working on a different plane. You never know................