Donnie Darko

"....I have reached the end of your book and... there are so many things that I need to ask you. Sometimes I'm afraid of what you might tell me. Sometimes I'm afraid that you'll tell me that this is not a work of fiction. I can only hope that the answers will come to me in my sleep. I hope that when the world comes to an end, I can breathe a sigh of relief, because there will be so much to look forward to."

Donnie Darko is a modern masterpiece of a film, when I started watching it I expected it to be good, but no where near as great as it turned out to be. It is dark, humorous, Intriguing and captivating from the moment it starts until it's mysterious end. It is completely original and creative, it blends all of the elements that I would want to see in a movie and does it magnificently well. It's just visually stunning and dazzling to watch, the setting was perfect for this to take place and it seems as though everyone who watches this will get something special out of this movie. Again, the story is completely unique and different from just any average film. It's compelling and interesting to see such a story in a movie, there are so many possibilities and outcomes that it can produce in your mind, it's like an illusion. The ending was more than just a twist, it changed the whole film. It was shown brilliantly what the outcome of the movie is, I had to sit and contemplate for a while after the credits had finished to completely understand what I had just seen. The song 'Mad World' playing at the end finished the movie off perfectly. In fact, I loved how the whole soundtrack fitted in with the movie..

Jake Gyllenhaal's performance was so convincing and just brilliant, I wouldn't have expected something like that from him. He certainly pulled off the title role better than anyone I could imagine, the truly made the movie unforgettable. After seeing him as Donnie Darko I have a completely different view of him as an actor, that's just another reason that I'm glad I saw this.

Overall this is a must see movie, I should have seen is sooner. If you haven't already, see it now. Right now. Yes now!