this movie has it all

Rating: Null/10 (10 May 2003)

Never has a movie captured the eighties more effectively. I'm only
19, but I remember 1988, the year in which Donnie Darko takes
place, and let me tell you it is eerie how accurately depicted the
post-reganomics world is. The film is really ambitious, and I could
tell that it was Richard Kelly's brainchild, probably from the time he
was a teenager, within the first fifteen minutes. I am currently a film
major at Temple University, and although I would never attempt to
tackle the metaphysical and supernatural themes that Donnie
Darko deals with, I must say I greatly admire Kelly's convictions as
a filmmaker. More movies like this one, please.