A not only great very smart film

Rating: 9/10 (4 September 2005)

Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko is a good drama/sci-fi film. Its left open to interpretation yet does make some great subtle commentary about society, religion and some other issues. Set in a retro-like prep school (looks like the 80s), Gyllenhaal plays donnie Darko a rebelling student. The film is written well, and directed also fairly well by Richard Kelly. The cast is good, i liked Gyllenhaal in the lead, he was very convincing. Jena Malone was also great in the female role of a girl he starts "going" with. I thought Noah Wyle and Patrick Swayze were both great in short supporting roles. Drew Barrymore wasn't that great as one of Donnie's teachers, i didn't like her in this role (i rarely am convinced by her anyways). This film i think is worshipped by a lot of people, although I didn't find it as perfect as some, i thought it was a great entertaining film. 9/10 #115 on my list of all-time favorite films