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Donnie Darko

Movie Review for Donnie Darko:

Stacey sent me a free month worth of Netflix. I went in and filled up the queue with movies that Phil and I both want to watch and others that I have wanted to see but never got around to.

We have watched several that we were both interested in: The Ladykillers, Eternal Sunshine on the Spotless Mind, Trekkies. Phil asked if we could get this movie, 'donnie darko'. So I ask Phil what this movie is about. "I dunno, its supposed to be good. Has Patrick Swayze." MMMMkay. That sure seals it for me.

We watched it this evening. The preview goes something like this, "Boy finds self getting messages of his dark future from demonic rabbit. Psycological Thriller." Now anyone who knows me should be able to tell you that if its not a comedy, I don't want to watch it. I hate sad, I hate suspense, I hate dumbass movies with Adam Sandler's idea of 'acting'.

The movie was dark, quiet and confusing until everything started falling into place, about 1 hour into it. Phil was lost from the 30 min mark on. He said nothing. (ASIDE: I suspect he couldn't hear a damn thing either. Did you know that men have hearing that cannot pick up lower ranges? That's why they don't hear women mumble. And here you thought it was selective hearing. I believe its evolution.) At the end of the movie, when I was doing all my "a-ha's", he looked blank.

"Do you know what happened, Phil?" I asked.
"Not really. But it sure was spooky," he replied.

Yep. That's my man.

Good Movie. 3 stars.

posted by Metalmeredith @ 10:41 PM