Igby Goes Down
starring: Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Goldblum, Claire Danes, Jared Harris
directed by: Burr Steers
directed by: Burr Steers
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Many movies strive to capture the confused, yearning spirit of TheGraduate or The Catcher in the Rye; Igby Goes Downsucceeds. Igby (Kieran Culkin) is a teen struggling to find any purpose ormeaning to his life; surrounding him are his tyrant mother Mimi (SusanSarandon), schizophrenic father Jason (Bill Pullman), wealthy anddeceitful godfather D.H. (Jeff Goldblum), and cold brother Oliver (RyanPhillippe)--all of whom have their own problems. While evading being sentto 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'tlet anyone--including Igby--off the hook for their cruelty, hypocrisy, orlack of empathy. --Bret Fetzer
Many movies strive to capture the confused, yearning spirit of TheGraduate or The Catcher in the Rye; Igby Goes Downsucceeds. Igby (Kieran Culkin) is a teen struggling to find any purpose ormeaning to his life; surrounding him are his tyrant mother Mimi (SusanSarandon), schizophrenic father Jason (Bill Pullman), wealthy anddeceitful godfather D.H. (Jeff Goldblum), and cold brother Oliver (RyanPhillippe)--all of whom have their own problems. While evading being sentto 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'tlet anyone--including Igby--off the hook for their cruelty, hypocrisy, orlack of empathy. --Bret Fetzer
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- Great flick? Yes - Kieran Culkin and Jeff Goldblum are astounding
and then you've got Susan Sarandon, playing Mother Ice Queen to perfection. The movie is something of a treatise on the emptiness of well-moneyed society (it's quite different from the emptiness of poorly-moneyed society). Goldblum moves with an inner light of vicious cunning and leering evil, all done up in Central Park West finery. And Culkin convincingly portrays a badly damaged kid, Igby, for whom failure should be not an option but the only possible outcome. Yet he shows an inner light, small ... Read More
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- Painfully funny and honest
Igby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin) is a rebellious seventeen year old who dreams of getting as far away from his crazy family as he can. Haunted by his father Jason (Bill Pullman)'s breakdown when he was little Igby lashes out athis mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon) who is constantly putting her husband down. Mimi dotes on Igby's older brother Oliver (Ryan Phillippe) who is being molded in her image which causes resentment between him and Igby. Igby is constantly mouthing off which has resulted in his expulsion ... Read More
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- Poor Igby
Looking back, it seems American indie filmmakers in the late 90's, early millenial were just crawling over each other to find a way of representing the more dysfunctional family.Igby Goes Down is a good movie, and has its exceptional moments, but time is already starting to drag on this one.
Igby is rich, he keeps getting kicked out of school, his father is insane, he hates his mother, his brother is a "Young Republican", his Godfather is Jeff Goldblum, and he just is feeling so darned existential ... Read More
Rating: - meh
This movie starts out good till about 1/2 way through when you stop believing it. All the actors are cast in roles that they always seem to play. I don't know, its good but really 1/2 way through it starts to suck, sound track in all. But its got an interesting plot. I'd rent this film first maybe, see if you like it.
Rating: - A small work of genius
One of the most intelligent analyses of upper-middle class life I have ever seen - dark, funny, beautifully scripted, and above all TRUE.
- Great flick? Yes - Kieran Culkin and Jeff Goldblum are astoundingand then you've got Susan Sarandon, playing Mother Ice Queen to perfection. The movie is something of a treatise on the emptiness of well-moneyed society (it's quite different from the emptiness of poorly-moneyed society). Goldblum moves with an inner light of vicious cunning and leering evil, all done up in Central Park West finery. And Culkin convincingly portrays a badly damaged kid, Igby, for whom failure should be not an option but the only possible outcome. Yet he shows an inner light, small ... Read More
- Painfully funny and honestIgby Slocumb (Kieran Culkin) is a rebellious seventeen year old who dreams of getting as far away from his crazy family as he can. Haunted by his father Jason (Bill Pullman)'s breakdown when he was little Igby lashes out athis mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon) who is constantly putting her husband down. Mimi dotes on Igby's older brother Oliver (Ryan Phillippe) who is being molded in her image which causes resentment between him and Igby. Igby is constantly mouthing off which has resulted in his expulsion ... Read More
- Poor IgbyLooking back, it seems American indie filmmakers in the late 90's, early millenial were just crawling over each other to find a way of representing the more dysfunctional family.Igby Goes Down is a good movie, and has its exceptional moments, but time is already starting to drag on this one.
Igby is rich, he keeps getting kicked out of school, his father is insane, he hates his mother, his brother is a "Young Republican", his Godfather is Jeff Goldblum, and he just is feeling so darned existential ... Read More
- mehThis movie starts out good till about 1/2 way through when you stop believing it. All the actors are cast in roles that they always seem to play. I don't know, its good but really 1/2 way through it starts to suck, sound track in all. But its got an interesting plot. I'd rent this film first maybe, see if you like it.
- A small work of geniusOne of the most intelligent analyses of upper-middle class life I have ever seen - dark, funny, beautifully scripted, and above all TRUE.
