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Watch: Donnie Darko 2001 123movies, Full Movie Online – 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..
Plot: After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.
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Reviews:

***Cult flick with sophisticated themes, great cast, but meh story***

Released in 2001 and written/directed by Richard Kelly, “Donnie Darko” is a drama/fantasy starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled California teen dogged by apparitions of a man in an evil rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit several crimes, after he narrowly escapes a peculiar accident concerning a jet engine falling from the sky. Maggie Gyllenhaal plays his sister, Holmes Osborne & Mary McDonnell his parents, Drew Barrymore his teacher, Katharine Ross his therapist, Jena Malone his girlfriend, Noah Wyle his science teacher and Patrick Swayze a self-help guru. Patience Cleveland is on hand as Grandma Death.

While the movie flopped at the box office, it has since become a serious cult hit. I saw it recently for the first time and went into it cold without knowing anything about the intricacies behind the plot. The only thing I knew was that the kid was harassed by an ee-vil bunny apparition. The film mildly works as a high school drama with a satirical smirk. But the story’s just not engaging enough on that level. While the movie has some quality women, it fails to capitalize on their presence (Barrymore, for instance, is barely in it). But Jake is a solid protagonist, even somewhat sympathetic despite the curious things he does.

By the middle of the second act I found myself getting bored with the story and trying to figure out what was going on, but the film perks up in the last act, particularly when it reveals the truth about the scary bunny guy. After viewing, my overall impression was that the story never really took off and was burdened by perplexing ambiguities even while possessing some fascinating elements. I came up with a theory to explain the events (explained below) but, upon reflection, I realized that all the pieces didn’t fit. And the movie simply wasn’t entertaining enough to bang my head further trying to figure it out. I would’ve given the movie a mediocre 5/10 rating, but after investigating the official meaning and the alternative explanations I had to admit that the film is genius in this respect. It just needed to be attached to a more interesting story with more stimulating characters.

The film runs 113 minutes, which is the version I saw; the Director’s Cut runs 20 minutes longer. It was shot in Los Angeles and surrounding areas (Angeles National Forest, Long Beach, Santa Monica, Santa Clarita, Burbank & Calabasas).

GRADE: B-

ADDITIONAL COMMENTARY (***SPOILER ALERT*** Don’t read unless you’ve seen the movie):

My casual interpretation turned out to be one of the alternative explanations of the movie, the so-called “Donnie Is Shown the Future” explanation, which suggests that Donne is shown the future via the future ghost of Frank and so he sacrifices himself at the end to save everyone. But, as noted above, there are too many holes in this interpretation.

A couple of other popular explanations are the banal Schizophrenia Theory, where the film shows the protagonist going through an episode of his illness, and the Dream Theory, where it was “all just a dream,” which is too clichéd and idiotic to even consider.

The ‘official’ interpretation I would’ve never pieced together because it’s just too sci-fi-oriented and complex: It’s the Tangent Universe Theory, which suggests that time in the Primary Universe (i.e. reality) is occasionally corrupted and an unstable alternative universe is created, but it will only last a few weeks. Nevertheless, it threatens to destroy the universe. The events you see happening in the bulk of the film are this alternative reality where the universe (or God) is correcting the error to get back to the Primary Universe using an Artifact (the jet engine), The Living Receiver (Jake Gyllenhaal), a Manipulated Dead person (the bunny guy), and so on. Google it and you’ll see that the Tangent Universe explanation ties up all the loose ends.

Interesting movie with several readings.

As with 2001: A Space Odissey, it is needed a reading of the actual explanation for the events to fully understand the original idea … if you are interested in such explanation …

Nothing more than tricks… but, god, how they work.
Sweets. They are not nourishing, but they’re delicious.

This is how I feel about this film. If I make a conscious attempt at explaining why I like “Donnie Darko”, I can see no real meat in it. I got no lessons from the flick, I hardly got a story… Forget what others say about this movie as “philosophical”, “clever” or “trascendent”. It’s not. But, my!, how such a young director almost manages to make you believe it is… I don’t know about you, but I call that talent.

Yes, the movie is empty. The story goes nowhere, there is no message, no moral, but the way it’s all wrapped up keeps you salivating throughout. Don’t think it’s mere flashy fireworks, though. This is not a case of style over substance. It’s something more complex, and that’s where “Donnie Darko” distances from the rest. This movie is freaking special, is full of personality. I wish more films had this character. The charm of this film relies on a lot of pieces that fit like a giant puzzle:

-Chosen time (1988) is strangely proper (you’ll have to see this movie to understand it, sorry).

-The movie is BLUE. Its photography is blue, its characters are blue, its story is blue. Everything is blue.

-Music is great.

-Emotions are overwhelming. They come from everywhere and at the same time. You don’t know what’s happening, but what might be happening actually affects you.

-I can see some Lynch influences. The scene where the gym teacher talks to Donnie’s mother at the doorstep is 100% Lynch.

-Some scenes are, almost, scary.

-This is one of the movies that present the idea of “beyond” in a most seductive way. You feel there’s something more than this world. It never gets explained, but heck, I don’t care.

-Finally, and most important, the main appeal of the movie is that it throws together unrelated concepts in such a way that they feel ghostly linked. The movie is a melting pot of vague ideas, that, thanks to a great direction, get connected in the subconscious.

Exactly because of this, I understand this movie has so much appeal for some people, and so little for others. If you fall in the trap, it will touch you, and this movie could mean the world to you. If you don’t, it won’t, and you won’t see more than a bag of tricks. Whatever the category you fall in, you have to recognize the skill of Richard Kelly. The execution of “Donnie Darko” is more than remarkable.

I like to think of “Donnie Darko” not as a movie, but as a niche some people feel comfortably unsafe inside, that people being 25-30 year olds with an affection for sci-fi and darkness. The more you fit in this role, the more you’ll get into this.

RATING: 8.3

A tough film to explain or even discuss, as there are so many alternative explanations for what you’ve just seen.
“Donnie Darko” is a mind-bending film that is VERY hard to rate or even review. It’s incredibly strange and watchable…but also confusing and open to MANY interpretations. My advice is just watch it and see what you think.

The weirdness of this film doesn’t surprise me that much since it stars Jake Gyllenhaal, an actor who seems to love taking chances with mind-bending and provoking scripts. Think about it…this actor hasn’t just made one weird film but many…such as “Source Code”, “Nightcrawler”, “Brokeback Mountain”, “Love and Other Drugs” as well as “Accidental Love”….all VERY unusual and difficult to categorize films. He certainly is a risk-taker….and I really appreciate that and seek out his films because of this.

The story is “Donnie Darko” is hard to describe….but I’ll try. Donnie (Gyllehaal) is a disturbed high school student who apparently is in therapy after an incident involving arson. As the movie progresses, several things become obvious: he’s brilliant, he can see the hypocrisy and bull around him, he’s obsessed with time travel AND he’s psychotic and dangerous. And, as the film progresses you see the world as he does…filled with all sorts of apparent delusions, including an imaginary friend dressed as a demonic rabbit, Frank. You KNOW all this will lead to something horrible…but what, you can’t predict. What also is odd is that despite being highly disturbed, Donnie is, somehow, on to something…but what?!

The film is a mind-bending experience. I didn’t love it, but I really respect it for trying to do something unique. I film you will probably either love or hate…I think it’s worth your time.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 53 min (113 min), 2 hr 14 min (134 min) (director’s cut)
Budget 6000000
Revenue 7500000
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Director Richard Kelly
Writer Richard Kelly
Actors Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell
Country United States
Awards 12 wins & 16 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix DTS (theatrical version), DTS (5.1), Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium, Panavision Primo, C- and E-Series Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length (6 reels) (original release), (7 reels) (director’s cut)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision 800T 5289)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (4K) (2021 remaster), Dolby Vision, Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (Fuji)