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"Nearly everything", because Donnie Darko is a darkly comic, surreal journey in which themes of space, time and morality are interwoven with a classic coming-of-age story of a teenage boy's struggle to understand the world around him. The film leaves the viewer with more questions than it answers, but then that's part of its charm. Performances are superb: Jake Gyllenhaal underplays the mixed-up kid role superbly and Donnie's episodes of angst positively erupt out of the screen. There are also some starry cameos from Mary McDonnell as Donnie's long-suffering mother, Patrick Swayze as Jim Cunningham, the personal-development guru with a terrible secret, and Noah Wyle and Drew Barrymore as Donnie's progressive teachers. Undoubtedly too abstruse for some tastes, Donnie Darko's balance of outstanding performances with intelligent dialogue and a highly inventive story will reward those looking for something more highbrow than the average teenage romp. --Kristen Bowditch
Special Features
'They Made Me Do It Too - The Cult of Donnie Darko' (UK documentary) 'Mad World' music video 'The Killing Moon' easter egg
plus all the original theatrical cut DVD extras:
TV spots Interviews with cast & crew Original cut trailer B-roll footage 'They Made Me Do It' making of art gallery featurette 'They Made Me Do It' gallery Cunning Visions infomercials x2 Cast & crew filmographies 20 deleted and extended scenes with optional commentary
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i dont think there will ever be a full agreement on what this film is about, not even between those who made it. but that is what makes this film magical, its a film for the indivdual.
and now with the superb dierectors cut we are provided with two versions of a film to be accesabile to a wider audience.
the theatrical cut is the most confusing, the most unsettling? it is the one where you are given the chance to make your own mind up.
this new dierctors cut is our chance to have a privleged view in seeing how the dierctor views his film, what he thinks it is all about. This one (still after a view viewings!)makes more sense, this cut bumps up the science fiction element that is a part of this piece of artwork.
the new soundtrack - thumbs up, both the orgnial and dierctors cut have superb commentries.
go for both, spend the money on thedierctors cut (and its lovely case!) and spend just a pound on the orignal.
MAKE THEM MAKE YOU WATCH IT!
The second time I saw this film I was absorbed.
The third time I saw this film I began to understand.
By the fourth time the ideas explored in the film had s
eeped into my daily life. Having re-read what I have written it appears that I am obsessed with this film. I'm not. The ideas with in it however are mind boggling.
When you realise that every single tiny action you make effects your entire life, you start looking at things differently. What if I'd crossed the road that just a little earlier, or tripped over that top step...?
Quite apart from the amazingly detailed story line, looking into the film you start to realise just how much effort Richard Kelly went to. The continual appearance of the same fat man that is never explained, one realises that he work for a company trailing the Darko family. Even better, Donnies sisters in the film were played by Jake Gyllenhaal's actual sisters, in order to make their relationship seem more real.
This is an amazing film for those who like to think about films. If you prefer to take a film as 2 hours of enjoyment and then forget it within the hour, choose something lighter.
This is a film made by a man who has a passion for filming, and a narrative from the pen of a true story teller.
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