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S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale

S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (2009)

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Daveigh Chase reprises her role as Samantha Darko in this sequel set seven years after the events of director Richard Kelly's acclaimed cult hit. The day Donnie Darko died, his family died too. Almost a decade later, eighteen year old Sam still feels the loss every day. She longs to become a professional dancer, and decides to take a road trip to California with her best friend Corey (Briana Evigan). When their car breaks down just outside the dusty small town of Conejo Springs, carefree Corey

Apr 28, 2009

20th Century Fox

All Critics (7) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (7) | DVD (2)

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.

January 30, 2010 Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | Comment
San Francisco Examiner

It's been reported that Richard Kelly has completely disowned this movie, and for good reason

January 9, 2010 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | Comment
7M Pictures

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.

August 11, 2009 Full Review Source: UGO | Comment

[Blu Ray] A young girl's journey to find her strength in a world that lacks sense or meaning

June 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Dread Central | Comment

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.

June 20, 2009 Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | Comment
CinemaBlend.com

It wants to echo the original but can't figure out the rhythms.

June 2, 2009 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comment
eFilmCritic.com

a thick, viscous sludge of clichés, stereotypes, and poorly written dialogue

May 10, 2009 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

It's a spineless, careless, bizarrely unadventurous number two that would rather saddle up and rehash Kelly's original screenplay over any clear-cut attempt to cook up some juicy oddities of its own.

May 7, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comments (2)
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Audience Reviews for S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale

Really not as bad as I was expecting. Clearly the director and writer worship the original, there's so many similar plots and meticulous homages to it. Daveigh Chase isn't all that great, neither is the character of Sam. However, this movie's just so interesting for some reason. Maybe it was the cool 90s soundtrack

July 1, 2010
ythelastman89

Super Reviewer

I loved the first movie but I had to watch it a few times to really appreciate it. I'm not giving this one another chance. I thought that changing the past would make everything in the future right but it didnt seem that the boys were going to be discovered in the "new" future. And someone else was going to get the

February 6, 2010
purplemegan

Super Reviewer

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