Donnie Darko
05/11/02 | Film
Note to movie producers: A great website can sell movies. As you may have guessed, I was first introduced to Donnie Darko via its website, which is a creation of the folks at Hi-Res. The site is a piece of entertainment in itself and is twice as entertaining after seeing the film.
And on that note, the film was wonderful. It's a dark look at a boy's relationship with an imaginary man in a bunny suit and the coming end of the world. Sounds deep, and it is. The movie has the style of David Lynch and PT Anderson, with a twist of Christopher Nolan (of Momento fame). It's just amazing that this is his first film.
It's rumored that Jason Schwartzman was supposed to pay the role of Donnie, but I'm glad he didn't. Jake Gyllenhaal was perfect for the role. He had these dark eyes that made the plot very believable. Speaking of plot, I like that the movie wasn't impossible to figure out. I need a little closure.
On a scale from 1 to Good, the movie was great.