Probably the best "fantasy" movie I've seen in 5 years

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2002)

Donnie Darko was awaited at the last Brussels Fantasy, Sci-Fi and Thriller Festival this year, as one of the "must see". Recommended by Robert Englund (member of the jury), it revealed to be one of the top movies of the Festival, with Avalon and Ghosts of Mars. I was really surprised with the high quality of the story, as for me, stories about deranged teenagers or usual psychotics are mostly boring or not based on medical facts. Donnie's character is clearly out of space but most of all out of time. The world is weird and Donnie is not at his place. And that makes this movie something that has its own place in every fan of unconventional and poetic movies. And for those who think that Donnie Darko ain't frightening, just imagine how you would feel if a shrink tells you that your son has an invisible 6-feet tall rabbit as best friend, at 16 year old....