Intelligent and entertaining

Rating: 10/10 (17 November 2002)

This is the best movie I have seen in a very long time. As a connoisseur of films of substance this one surely suited my taste. This film combined the right amount of humour with darkness, and I was brought up and down emotionally at every turn of events. I was waiting on the edge of my seat to see what would happen next. This was an unpredictable film, and the turn of events kept me interested throughout. The acting was of a very high quality and Jake Gyllenhaal was well cast as the character of Donnie Darko. The plot intertwines well and I was left with a lot to think about. The only downside of this film is the ending. As the film is so enthralling up until the end you are left to linger with a disappointing ending that you wanted to answer some more of your questions. Its subtlety does not quite fit with the rest of the tone of this movie. This has to be one of my top ten movies