Donnie Darko

“Donnie Darko" was one of the best pictures released in 2001. Now that it has returned in a 20-minute longer--and richer -- director's cut, it seems sure to be ranked as one of the key American films of the decade.Read Full Review »

Obsessives will be familiar with the "new" material (almost all available on the original DVD), which elaborates on the time-travel metaphysics and tightens the emotional screws. Donnie (Jake Gyllenhaal) shares one additional tender exchange with each family memberRead Full Review »

Kelly, the 26-year-old writer-director of this excitingly original indie vision, shares more artistically with Wes Anderson or Paul Thomas Anderson than he does with Spielberg or John Hughes, but the point is, he's out on his own here. He swings big -- with flair.Read Full Review »

If Kelly felt it necessary to add the new material, that's all to the good. It just means there's more to love.Read Full Review »

Contains about 10 additional minutes and is as fabulous and enjoyable as ever. To be honest, I didn't even notice the new material, having not seen the original film since its 2001 release. I just saw a film that works beautifully and has held together well.Read Full Review »

Certainly the most original and venturesome American indie I've seen this year.Read Full Review »

The director's cut has been getting a much warmer critical reception than the original release, but not necessarily because it's significantly better.Read Full Review »

A stunning technical accomplishment that virtually bursts with noise, ideas and references, but it's fundamentally a gracefully crafted movie that's about human beings and not images.Read Full Review »

Appealingly, the movie has a certain lightness -- like the aforementioned butterfly -- which makes its foreboding qualities surprisingly user-friendly.Read Full Review »

If you let it be what it is, Donnie Darko will knock you flat.Read Full Review »