A magnificent concussion.

Rating: 8/10 (19 September 2011)

Reviewing religious concepts in a very turbulent Freudian analysis, Stephen Kelly's first movie is nothing more than a very agitated and somewhat dreamlike masterpiece, led by a startling and disturbing Jake Gyllenhaal.
The final twist demonstrates a skillfully written mastery and the reconstruction of the key elements denounce such an expertise from a director that doesn't disrupt the film's interest not even for a split second.
''Donnie Darko'' stands firm as a beautiful mental quake, forbidding us of breathing during it's entire content.