If it weren't a re-release, this would be the best film of 2004

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2004)

20 minutes has been added to screenwriter and director Richard Kelly's debut feature Donnie Darko, which was originally released two years ago.
It's 1988, and while Bush and Dukakis debate the presidency, troubled teenager Donnie (Jake Gyllenhall) returns from his periodic sleepwalking to find that his bedroom has been crushed by a falling airplane engine. He begins to be visited by a 6-foot tall rabbit, Frank, who tells him he has 28 days to live. As he begins a crusade to rid the town of hypocrisy, he also meets a nice girl (Jena Malone) and is influenced by a strange book called "The Philosophy of Time Travel".
Part science fiction, part teen comedy exploring disillusioned suburban America, the brilliance of Donnie Darko invokes comparison with some of the most interesting films of recent years. Like American Beauty, it delights in the beauty of small things, like Pi it depicts the strange internal life of its protagonist as it probes technical mysteries. And, as in Happiness, the social satire is razor sharp. But while Donnie Darko is more complex than any of these films, it can be appreciated on a number of different levels. Don't be intimidated, see this incredible film. *****/*****