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Donnie Darko (2001)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 7/03, 2/17

Darko
2/17: I remember watching Donnie Darko in 2003 and coming away unimpressed, prompting me to give it a '2'.

It was many years later that I spotted the title in IMDb's top 250 films. My reaction was: "You must be fucking kidding me." So, I decided to check it out again to see if I was maybe wrong. Afterwards, I said, "Nope."

Donnie Darko is a stupid, pretentious movie about nothing. According to IMDb: "At the wrap party for the film, Seth Rogen and Jake Gyllenhaal agreed that they had no idea what the movie was about." Me, too.

I read the book A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, and it's not applicable to what's going on. Oh, yeah...good luck with getting through the book because it's boring and not well-written. Because of his emo look and shit-eating grin, I hate Jake Gyllenhaal. What an awful performance.

An imaginary six-foot tall bunny? Are you kidding me? That was stolen from Harvey starring James Stewart. The movie claims to take place during the late 80's. *roll my eyes* Yeah, right. Middlesex County, Virginia? I know where that is, and trust me, there are no fucking mountains in the vicinity...not for many miles. You'll have to go all the way to the west where the Appalachian Mountains are.

As for the inclusion of Donnie Darko in IMDb's Top 250 Films list, I have a theory. Having scanned the titles, it appears most of the voters are fanboys who are addicted to comic books, retarded physics, and psychotropic drugs. Yeah...that must be it. A massive box-office failure in 2001, Donnie Darko is about mental illness. The reason why it's highly rated is that they can relate a lot to Donnie Darko who happens to be a fucked-up person to the nth degree.

All in all, Donnie Darko is for retards.