Number 5- Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

Donnie Darko (2001)

Director: Richard Kelly

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Patrick Swayze, Drew Barrymore

Okay, indie flick Donnie Darko is my next film to see but unlike other posts, my review is going to be fairly short.  The reason is, I haven’t a clue what Donnie Darko is about.  There is a man dressed in a rabbit suit, time traveling and Patrick Swayze.  All in all, it is not the typical film.

Despite this something keeps you hooked to Donnie, and in my case makes you want to watch it over and over again.  It may possibly be the fact that you watch the 113 minutes of the film and at the end you think what the hell was that about and you have to watch it again to fathom out what happens.

In a nutshell Donnie Darko (Gyllenhaal) is a trouble teen whose best friend is Frank, a man in a rabbit suit.  Frank says the end of the world is going to happen in 28 days, 6 hours, 42 minutes and 12 seconds.  In the meantime Donnie escapes death, floods his high school (because Frank told him to do it) and chops the head off the schools solid bronze statue. After this I am lost but something Frank kills Gretchen, Donnies real friend and Donnie ends up being killed by the plane which nearly killed him at the beginning of the film.

That’s all I am going to say about Donnie Darko.  The soundtrack is amazing featuring the likes of Echo and the Bunnymen and just the fact that it leaves you so confused you need to watch it.  A word of recommendation though- steer clear of S. Darko the follow up to Donnie Darko.

Have you seen Donnie Darko? Do you have a clue what is happening?  Please enlighten me!

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