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S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale

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Strange events plague a young woman (Daveigh Chase) and her best friend (Briana Evigan) when their car breaks down on a cross-country road trip.

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Jordan Hoffman UGO 08/11/2009
D
I love Donnie Darko. It is ominous, funny, replete with ... well-observed moments. S. Darko is a callous attempt to cash in on its well-earned appreciation. Go to Full Review
Heather Wixson Dread Central 08/10/2011
3.5/5
Director Fisher does a decent job of taking the reins and delivers a dark and delicate tragic fairy tale to audiences. Go to Full Review
Rossiter Drake San Francisco Examiner 01/30/2010
2/4
This 'Donnie Darko Tale' is all style, no substance - a superficial imitation that retraces the original's twists and turns but offers none of its own. Go to Full Review
Kevin Carr 7M Pictures 01/09/2010
1.5/5
It's been reported that Richard Kelly has completely disowned this movie, and for good reason Go to Full Review
Brian Holcomb CinemaBlend 06/20/2009
2/5
The entire project seems to sweat from the exertion of its writer Nathan Atkins and director Chris Fisher to do something-anything-to make the film worthwhile. Go to Full Review
David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com 06/02/2009
2/5
It wants to echo the original but can't figure out the rhythms. Go to Full Review
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Nickademus T @RT65787924 1d Instead of expanding on the world and narrative already established in Donnie Darko, this sequel attempts to recycle the exact same storyline, but make it make less sense, and have worse dialogue and acting. I wanted to like it so badly, as Donnie Darko is one of my all-time favorite movies, but this one missed the mark and I just feel like it's just another example of how Hollywood chooses to recycle instead of create anew. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 13 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more william s @RT14260703 Aug 19 the most confusing movie I have ever seen. lets not speak about the ending whats going on. the dialogues are writen by a 5yo. its brain dead. only positive point is that its so damm bad that its hilarious. don't waste your brain power on trying to understand the story. eyes bleeding See more Brenden D @WestWardReviews Aug 10 Why Does This Exist???? Donnie Darko Is A Cult Classic, Beloved By Many, But It's Also One That Does Not Ask For A Sequel. Long Before Tired Lazy Legacy Sequels Were Common, We Got This Monstrosity About Donnie Darko's Little Sister. It Rips Off Plot Beats Multiple Times Throughout The Film, The Main Character Dies Twice Only For Time Travel To Undo Everything Providing No Meaning For The Story, And Oh Yeah, Grandma Death Has A Grandchild. I Tried Explaining The Plot To My Friend And She Nearly Got Whiplash Just Listening To This. I Saw This Years Ago When I Wasn't As Critical On Films, And I Still Thought This Film Sucked. This Isn't A Mad World, It's A Bad World Where People Make Crap Like This. F 2/10 DON'T WATCH THIS MOVIE!!!!! See more Thaddeus B @RT10899175 07/12/2024 This stinks of cash-in and nothing more. Writing that rises no higher than fan fiction. Much pointing to things from the first film. Protagonist wanders around a town with the all the urgency of a unmemorable video game character just to encounter people and recycle the same concept as before with different characters while doing nothing to elaborate or expand on what we learned the first time around. This is a waste of everyone's time and that nice camera. See more Justin T @RT08580778 02/13/2024 The film looks great, the picture quality looked great, it moved nicely. Some shots were a little soft. Sound design was subtle and similar to the first movie with some nice surround touches. Great bass here and there. The music was awesome. Different from the first movie. The theme of the girls being on the road was really cool but it was let down by the dialogue which was quite pretentious and obvious. It basically copies the first movie but in a new setting. Extended music video style sequences were fantastic. I actually really enjoyed this movie. Beautiful girls, dark theme, American road movie, stunning setting. If you ignore the fact it is a sequel and ignore the creative faults this is excellent. I didn't like the main guy - he pouted too much. It is not a patch on the first movie and would have never existed without it but it's surprisingly fairly engaging and entertaining. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Strange events plague a young woman (Daveigh Chase) and her best friend (Briana Evigan) when their car breaks down on a cross-country road trip.
Director
Chris Fisher
Producer
Adam Fields, Ash R. Shah
Screenwriter
Nathan Atkins
Production Co
Adam Fields Productions, Newmarket Capital Group
Rating
R (Some Violent Content|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 43m
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