Great Stuff

Rating: 10/10 (7 July 2004)

Like this needs to be said here... but maybe it does. Not everyone will like, nor, understand this movie. Anyone who claims to understand, and know(as fact), everything in this movie, is lying. But thats not the point.
After I first watched this movie, I simply sat quietly and tried to take in what i had just experienced. Donnnie Darko simply blew me away! I came to watch the movie through some word of mouth saying it was worth my time, and money(for the DVD). I'm so glad I took the time to see this amazing vision of an adolescent troubled by the world around him.
The character, and the title, remind me of the Jhonen Vasquez comics. I might be crazy, but there are some similarities, bunny that talks to main character, anti-social, violent deeds, main character has bleak look on life, and both Jhonen Vasquesz's, "Johnny", and Donnie Darko's, "Donnie" have sleep troubles, to say the least. I'm not saying either is borrowing off the other, just some similarities, and they are there. (ha, a bit of side tracking there sry)
Back to the movie. (SPOILERS!!) The movie follows young man, Jonnie, through his daily life after he starts seeing a strange "bunny man". After he sleep walks into a golf course and has his first encounter with the bunny, he finds out he finds out that he has just bairly missed being crushed by a plane engine that fell on his room. From there he meets a girl, goes to therapy, and tries to understand the cryptic messages the bunny gives him.
From an amazing plot to an great, if only a little odd, pace, the movie reaches its climax leaving the viewer with more than they bargained for. Although most of the characters are pretty thin, Donnie is deep and rich. This is forgivable, since Donnies character is so deep and likable. You feel his anger, desperation and lownliness, and you can sypathize completely. Yet the real winner is the plot and atmosphere. You feel trapped, like Donnie, in a suburban nightmare, constantly wondering if your really awake, or just dreaming.