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 |