hmmm...

Rating: 1/10 (12 June 2002)

It is almost watchable: If you cut out the horrible "Tears For Fears" song portion of the film, and the Patrick Swayze parts...

As a connoisseur of "off-beat" films, people and friends often come to me to recommend movies... This one was frequently recommended. The only things I can say about "Donnie Darko" are this:
The most disappointing points of the film are the "we're-so-cool,-we're-in-the-90's-and-we-live-in-California--(FLASHBACK:90120whenIwas inJr.High)--and-we-go-to-a-school-where-we-have-to-wear-uniforms" attitude. "Donnie Darko"'s "would-be"-eternal violence is a distant apprehension of our oil-consuming parents.
Is there anything to hold my attention in this movie...?
Finally, the "Smurfet" bit is just plain boring. I did better when I was in eigth-grade...