Kind of funny, kind of sad... (Small spoiler)

Rating: Null/10 (29 May 2002)

I don't know if this even got a video release here in the UK. Which is a shame, as it is the perfect antidote to the glut of insipid teen movies that continue to be churned out and shipped over here. Donnie Darko says what a lot of us probably think about conformity and social institutions. I have one slight criticism in that (spoiler) Patrick Swayze's character turns out to be a child molester (end spoiler) When he was really established as being bad enough already without the point needing to be hammered home like this. I was glad I saw this thoughtful and charming film though. The song "Mad World" at the end has stayed with me for weeks afterwards. Although, if Drew Barrymore was your English teacher wouldn't you spend most of your time trying to nail her?