It grew on me...

Rating: Null/10 (13 May 2002)

After hearing all the hubbub about this film from friends and recommendations on the this site, I went right out to Best Buy and bought it. I was kind of disappointed the first time I watched it, actually. Firstly, because of the inane "humor" at the dinner table scene; secondly, because I thought the rabbit just looked dumb. Anyway, on the second viewing, I really caught more things that I didn't the first time. Yeah, some of the special effects are on par with your standard made-for-tv movie fare, but after watching Disney's abysmal Dinotopia effort on ABC, I can see as clear as day what sets this film apart from the usual overambitious low-budget stuff. The plot was engaging and complex, the throwback to the late eighties was done flawlessly, and Donnie Darko was an interestingly novel idea for a hero. So yeah, it grew on me I guess. It has that "cult movie" feel at times. And I kind of think the rabbit's cool, too.