Perhaps one of the greatest films I have ever seen!

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2003)

I have seen a lot of films, of all genres and from all times, yet none have had me so involved in the plot, so completely enraptured in the lives portrayed, and sharing the various characters feelings of pain, joy, anguish and clarity, as Donnie Darko.
It is perhaps the darkest comedy I have seen, and yet doesn't over-do it to the point of unbelievability. Teenage angst at his highest point in cinematography - no cheese, no cliches. A truly modern drama, with such touching emotional honesty from the whole cast. Truth at its most daring and despair at its most stark, beautifully contrasted with the purest love and such amazing clarity of feeling. Left me speechless, gasping for air in amazement, unsure whether I wanted to laugh or to weep.
The final denouement of the tale creates a sense of such amazing clarity, beauty and sacrifice that just makes me want to cry even when just thinking about it.
I think the last film that made me feel like that was probably American Beauty - Donnie Darko deserves at least the same amount of acclaim easily.
I wish I was in a film like that.