SYNOPSIS In
a funny, moving and distinctly mind-bending journey through suburban
America, one extraordinary but disenchanted teenager is about to take
Time's Arrow for a ride. more...
MPAA RATING R, language, some drug use, and violence
RUNTIME 1 hour, 53 minutes
RELEASE DATES Theatrical: Oct 26, 2001 Video: Sep 7, 2004
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"Donnie Darko ranks among Gattaca, Pi and Dark City for pure imagination -- and surpasses them for astonishing execution." -- Jeffrey M. Anderson, COMBUSTIBLE CELLULOID
"It’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before, and it sets a great tone that takes you places you've never been before." -- Larry Carroll, COUNTINGDOWN.COM
"If the sum total of Donnie Darko is hard to figure, there’s no questioning that its separate scenes add up to breathtaking filmmaking." -- Thomas Delapa, BOULDER WEEKLY
"An honest, humorous, bittersweet, disturbing look at the confusion of adolescence." -- Mark Dujsik, MARK REVIEWS MOVIES
"The
big screen, in any shape or form, is the ideal way to experience Donnie
Darko, and so a re-release like this is a rare and welcome gift." -- Brett Buckalew, FILMSTEW.COM
"For all of Kelly's storytelling troubles, he has no problem with creating the film's gorgeously ominous atmosphere." -- Annette Cardwell, FILMCRITIC.COM
"No other movie I've seen has been able to capture that late '80's feel with such accuracy; as a result, Donnie Darko affects me like few other movies can." -- Jeffrey Chen, WINDOW TO THE MOVIES
"It's
ultimately Kelly's inventive storytelling and the myriad of complex
themes he explores that capture one's imagination and, in this
reviewer's case, re-ignite one's passion for the medium." -- Annlee Ellingson, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"The
original was a movie for all those castaways who believe in unexplained
phenomenon; the new version reads like a handbook on how to pick up
women." -- Todd Gilchrist, FILMSTEW.COM
"You either love it or hate it. For those who loved it, I have only one word: overrated." -- Chris Gore, FILM THREAT
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"Unsettling and audacious, Richard Kelly's debut feature Donnie Darko is, without question, this year's best apocalyptic time travel movie featuring a malevolent giant bunny." -- Gary Mairs, CULTUREVULTURE.NET
"Despite its flaws, this is a compelling motion picture, and offers the kind of 'fresh' experience extended by the likes of Pi and The Sticky Fingers of Time." -- James Berardinelli, REELVIEWS
"If this movie ever figured out what it wanted to be when it grows up, it would be a terrific one." -- Bob Graham, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"A wondrous, moodily self-involved piece of work that employs X-Files magic realism to galvanize what might have been a routine tale of suburban teen angst." -- J. Hoberman, VILLAGE VOICE
"Shows
plenty of promise, but it's somewhat self-involved and won't appeal to
audiences who like a straightforward -- even if fantastical --
narrative." -- Loren King, BOSTON GLOBE
"Kelly
is unable to give the movie the kind of pacing that would make us laugh
and shock us simultaneously, because he's too infatuated with an aura
of hand-me-down gloom." -- Elvis Mitchell, NEW YORK TIMES
"A stunning technical accomplishment that virtually bursts with noise, ideas and references." -- Andrew O'Hehir, SALON.COM
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