real film

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2002)

this is the type of movie that should be called a film not a movie. donnie darko is a great experience being fresh and actually has a reason to see and not just mindless entertainment that plagues our theaters these days.
the social satire in this movie is what attracted me to it. the flawed teaching of the high school gym teacher and her efforts to get rid of the book read in the class shows how maybe we are teaching kids to be political correct instead of themselves.
the movie had a very real feel in the writing and acting. the discussion of time travel between donnie and the science teacher didnt look like acting but like the entire movie had a genuine feel and a passion that the entire cast and crew had for the movie. drew barrymore's bit part in this movie was 30 times better that her performance in "riding in cars with boys".
i find it a shame that more people dont like this movie because they have been ruined by crap like the mummy movies.