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mitchellyoung 12/28/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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The film lost some of its significance for me when it became clear that director Richard Kelly wasn't as on top of his universe as many believed him to be. However, the film still holds great visual power and interesting thematic content dealing with the afterlife, destiny, and social convention. It's trippy, funny, and often very sweet, but overall, the mystery of Donnie Darko and its elusive meaning is what gives the film its allure. |
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Danny 06/10/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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4/4 |
Afilm that leaves you talking / thinking long after you've finished watching it... Brilliant.
If you need more explained as you watch, seek out the Director's Cut version (personally, I don't think it's as good at the theatrical version though...). |
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dukeakasmudge 09/23/2011 (0 of 1 found this helpful) |
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0.5/4 |
I didnt like this movie when I 1st saw it but I watched it again cauz
everybody was talking about it & I still dont like it |
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07/15/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Thought provoking, captivating, mesmerizing! |
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A dysfunctional teenager (Jake Gyllenhaal) escapes a freak accident (an airline turbo-jet crashing down on his room) and is plagued with visions about a giant bunny named Frank who persuades him to commit crimes and tells him that in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds the world will end. The film is so ambiguous that one must make his or her own mind up as to the film's proper interpretation.
Jake Gyllenhall, is great in the titlular role, at times creepy, evil, heroic, psychotic, hypnotic, confused, introspective and so on. Also starring Patrick Swayze, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Drew Barrymore, Seth Rogen and Noah Wyle. And of course the music is fantastic. This film made Gary Jules famous for classic "It's a mad world" song.
A thought-provoking movie that I will no doubt have ... |
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02/23/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Donnie Darko" by Yojimbo |
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Emotionally disturbed high school student Donnie Darko narrowly avoids death when a six foot rabbit called Frank lures him from his bedroom and tells him that the world is going to end in 28 days. Donnie Darko is one of those films that deeply divides its audience as it is most definitely not for everyone, leaving much of what occurs open to the viewer's own interpretation. My own personal spin is that it is the anti-Capra; "It's A Miserable Life" if you will. Donnie is given a snapshot into the what the world would be like if he continued to be in it, and he doesn't like what he sees. A dark fantasy that makes Tim Burton's visions look like Mary Poppins, it's Back To The Future made by David Lynch. It was the film that catapulted an intense Jake Gillenhaal to stardom as well as revitalis... |
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10/03/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Donnie Darko (Director's Cut) review |
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Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal) survives death and is instructed by a 6 foot man in a bunny suit named Frank. Frank instructs Donnie that the world will end in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes, and 12 seconds. His mother is worried and his care-free natured father Eddie (Holmes Osborne) just gives advises. He sees a therapist, Dr. Lillian Thurman (Katharine Ross), who conducts hypnotherapy and advises him on how to act. Donnie meets Gretchen Ross (Jena Malone), a new student in school who was bullied. Frank instructs the protagonist to flood the high school, steal a gun from his father’s closet, burns Jim Cunningham’s (Patrick Swayze) house and goes to "Grandma Death” to write her a letter. Elizabeth (Maggie Gyllenhaal), her older sister hosts a party to celebrate her entering Harvard. ... |
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