Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

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Igby Goes Down

Amanda Peet, Bill Pullman, Claire Danes, Jared Harris, Jeff Goldblum

Many movies strive to capture the confused, yearning spirit of The Graduate or The Catcher in the Rye; Igby Goes Down succeeds. Igby (Kieran Culkin) is a teen struggling to find any purpose or meaning...( read more  read more... ) to his life; surrounding him are his tyrant mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon), schizophrenic father Jason (Bill Pullman), wealthy and deceitful godfather D.H. (Jeff Goldblum), and cold brother Oliver (Ryan Phillippe)--all of whom have their own problems. While evading being sent to yet another boarding school, Igby seeks solace with two women: Rachel (Amanda Peet), a drug-addicted dancer who's D.H.'s mistress, and Sookie (Claire Danes), a college student who becomes perhaps his only friend. Culkin carries the film, ably supported by the superb cast; script, direction, and performances are razor sharp. Igby Goes Down doesn't let anyone--including Igby--off the hook for their cruelty, hypocrisy, or lack of empathy. --Bret Fetzer

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  • September 25, 2009
    Quirky. A good turn by Goldblum & Culkin.
  • December 18, 2008
    Another rich dysfunctional family film that's ultimately depressing, but well acted and crafted
  • June 19, 2008
    Brilliant. Kieran Culkin is amazing
  • May 27, 2008
    Kieran Culkin is very talented, he does a decent job with what he's given in this film. Ryan Phillippe always seems to play the same type of role and that is annoying. Daines, Peet, Sarandon, and even Pullman & Goldbloom each hold their own as far as acting. Again, they do the...( read more) best with what they are given. The pretentiousness was annoying but seeing the justice play out for each of them is interesting. This is a coming of age tale which seemed believable enough (although I have no personal experience in the socialite lifestyle) but I would NOT put it on par with a classic like The Graduate.
  • February 2, 2008
    great little movie showcasing the talent of Kieran Culkin
  • December 18, 2009
    awesome movie. loved it! i think this is the closest that a film has come to being like catcher in the rye, which is not saying that it was trying to be like catcher in the rye. just a thought.
  • December 8, 2009
    Reminds me of Catcher in the Rye
  • November 18, 2009
    This is almost too perfect of an origin story for Sean and Patrick Bateman. Kieran Culkin and Ryan Phillippe were both ruthless in their own way. I think it's great that they just basically make fun of rich, sophisticated people to no end. It's also a really great coming of age s...( read more)tory that doesn't make the protagonist a complete whiny prick. Igby was actually pretty confident person and wasn't the typical clueless teen.
  • November 14, 2009
    L'ho visto tanto tempo fa, ma mi ricordo un qualcosa di veramente bello.
  • November 3, 2009
    Supposed to be good.

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