Review of Igby Goes Down (2002) by Samantha A — 19 Sep 2007

This movie is kind of messed up, slightly funny, and very situational. Welcome to my life.

This review of Igby Goes Down (2002) was written by Samantha A on 19 Sep 2007.

Igby Goes Down has generally received positive reviews.

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 19 Jun 2017

Hammers home its tragicomic points too heavily for either its humorous or dramatic aspects to gather much emotional steam…

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By Graham M (560) on 23 Sep 2014

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By Jonathan Foreman (365) for New York Post (6,650) on 16 Jul 2013

Culkin is superb - he makes you forget that Igby is a spoiled brat who actually deserves the beating he gets…

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By Patrick M (1,282) on 03 Sep 2012

Trite at times, and the music is just unmentionably bad, but the dialogue is screwball snappy, and the editing is energetic and beautifully…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 30 Mar 2012

Smart and novelistic and spiked with more than a bit of The Catcher in the Rye, Steers' movie is a prickly coming-of-age tale in which everybody…

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I really love these weird independent comedies, that you have to be somewhat intelligent to understand…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 03 Sep 2012

Trite at times, and the music is just unmentionably bad, but the dialogue is screwball snappy, and the editing is energetic and beautifully…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 04 Sep 2013

A spoiled rich kid has a self-induced crummy life. Flatly acted by Kieran Culkin and bereft of any character development…

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By Jenny Z (82) on 12 Apr 2012

KIERAN CULKIN is so much more than a serious actor. He is so much more than a Culkin. He is amazing…

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