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Donnie Darko Review Donnie Darko, an eerie, heartbreaking portrait of a deeply troubled, psychotic teenager, marks the debut of Richard Kelly, a 26 year old director. The film is set in the late 1980’s in an unidentified upper-middle-class neighborhood. Donnie Darko is the eldest of three children in what seems to be a close and loving family. Although the family may seem pleasant, Donnie, however, is a confused, unhappy high school student whose growing hostile behavior towards his parents conveys a deep despair about life and his place in it. Donnie often curses his mother and some nights