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Released in 2001 and running 113 minutes it remains along with "El Topo"the most confounding films I've seen.Not as bloody or violent as Topo it still has a dangerous streak throughout.It's not teenage angst,or sci-fi time travel or simply madness or is it?I've watched it twice and own it but still I'm not sure what I've seen.That's why I took 1 star off but otherwise great cast and well filmed.If you don't like to watch to closely and invest your attention to a movie than do pass it by.However if you want to stimulate you thoughts by trying to grasp what you've just seen than its for you.Trailer URL below the pix and a IMDB summary below.Oh and lest you think this is just a cheapo flick the cast includes,Jake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko,Maggie Gyllenhaal as Elizabeth Darko,Mary McDonnell as Rose Darko,Patrick Swayze as Jim Cunningham,Drew Barrymore as Karen Pomeroy,Seth Rogen as Ricky Danforth ,Katharine Ross as Dr. Lilian Thurman as well as other good character actors.No lack of talent here.
Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers and his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank - a large bunny which only Donnie can see. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his bedroom, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure. Written by J. Spurlin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wqVHjK2bQs
Donnie Darko doesn't get along too well with his family, his teachers and his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him. He has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank - a large bunny which only Donnie can see. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his bedroom, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie's escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie's mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure. Written by J. Spurlin
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