Vastly overrated.

Rating: 3/10 (30 July 2006)

This movie has some interesting ideas but they aren't well executed. It's also poorly written and poorly directed - notice how little Kelly has accomplished in the years since? It's also worth noting that "Executive Producer" Drew Barrymore's performance is execrable. I feel compelled to emphasize this film's downside because it is so vastly overrated by fans who are willing to supplement its many shortcomings with their own imaginations. It is worth seeing and it is gratifying to anyone who wishes they had had the courage to take a stand against nitwit teachers in high school the way Donnie does. But for all of that, it doesn't deserve to be listed among the best ten thousand films ever made.