Teenager is plagued by visions of anthropomorphic bunny.
Richard Kelly’s debut film is a wild maze of unsettling themes and dark imagery (like Frank, the hideous, gnarled rabbit that haunts Jake Gyllenhaal’s dreams and talks to him about the end of the world). Not everything fits together — in some ways, the plot starts to fold into itself (it actually becomes more convoluted and less clear upon further examination). But the recurring images (rabbits, clowns, masks, clocks) are iconic and powerful, and the narrative is so mysterious and unusual that you don’t mind if it doesn’t all come together. Donnie Darko was a revelation: an eccentric, remarkable idea stunningly realized.
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