Donnie Darko Reviews

Donnie Darko Review
by Ryan Ellis
A warning off the top---this piece is intended only for those who have seen 'Donnie Darko'. I've going to delve deep into the story, the plot, the twists, the turns, and I'll give away just about all the secrets in the process. If you haven't seen the...more

Donnie Darko Review
by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10)
If you believe Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Anya, there's something very malevolent about bunnies (and midgets, but that's a whole other story). Anya would probably be the last person in this or any other realm who would want to see Donnie Darko, a bizarre...more

Donnie Darko Review
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4)
"Donnie Darko" is a unique delight - a fast-paced, surreal oddity likely to leave audiences with lots of questions. And to make matters more interesting, it is a teen film, but not quite a romantic comedy or some sex farce with gross-out jokes that have...more

Donnie Darko Review
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B+)
DONNIE DARKO (director/writer: Richard Kelly; screenwriter: story "The Destructors" by Graham Greene; cinematographer: Steven B. Poster; editors: Sam Bauer/Eric Strand; music: Michael Andrews; cast: Jake Gyllenhaal (Donnie Darko), Holmes Osborne (Eddie...more

Donnie Darko Review
by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10)
PLOT: Donnie Darko is one messed-up kid. He sleepwalks, he has visions of a giant bunny rabbit telling him what to do and he commits crimes. Is he dreaming? Is he a nice kid who's being used by someone? Is he fucked up because he spent his previous movie...more

Donnie Darko Review
by Harvey S. Karten
Reviewed by Harvey Karten Newmarket Films Director: Richard Kelly Writer: Richard Kelly Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Drew Barrymore, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne, Katharine Ross, Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, James Duval Screened...more

Donnie Darko Review
by Annette Cardwell (Rating: 3.5/5)
Donnie Darko is a writer-director's debut that takes on schizophrenia, time travel, teenage angst, dysfunctional suburban family life, societal farce, and hallucinations of an evil bunny in a gorgeously filmed two-hour package deserves serious props....more

Donnie Darko Review
by Steve Rhodes
Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO, a coming-of-age, romantic, black comedy about time traveling, has an undeniable charm that's hard to properly describe. more