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Igby Goes Down (2002) Rank 3 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Igby Goes Down (2002) a score of 2.8228 out of 4
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Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Citysearch (Ross Brooks)Citysearch (Ross Brooks)
Culkin, who's in virtually every scene, shines as a young man who uses sarcastic lies like a shield. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Citysearch (Ross Brooks)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Gives the impression of spontaneity while being meticulously planned. Most importantly, Steers and Culkin know that the best way to evoke sympathy is never to beg for it; by the end, their achievement seems hard-won. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Scott Tobias)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (John Urbancich)Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (John Urbancich)
... the dark, sarcastic tale no doubt will recall the profound likes of “Midnight Cowboy” and “The Graduate” ... That’s not such bad company to keep for a boy named Igby and guy named Burr. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Sun Newspapers of Cleveland (John Urbancich)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Stephen Holden)The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Although Igby has its share of glitches and tonal inconsistencies, it packs an emotional wallop similar to that of another cultural golden oldie as beloved in its way as "The Catcher in the Rye": "The ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Stephen Holden)New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Although Igby has its share of glitches and tonal inconsistencies, it packs an emotional wallop similar to that of another cultural golden oldie as beloved in its way as The Catcher in the Rye : The Graduate . ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Both Steers and Culkin will surely be remembered for what is certain to be called a 'breakthrough' film for each of them. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Supercala.com (Paul Salfen)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
There are some movies that hit you from the first scene and you know it’s going to be a trip. Igby Goes Down is one of those movies. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Matt's Movie Reviews (Matt Easterbrook)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.08 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Rob Macdonald)Apollo Guide (Rob Macdonald)
Deep, dark and hopelessly cynical – the kind of film that kids are too young for and won’t understand and parents are too old for and won’t understand either. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Apollo Guide (Rob Macdonald)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Follows so closely in the footsteps of Catcher in the Rye that it can hardly fail to please the myriad fans of that book. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Contra Costa Times (Mary F. Pols)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
More sour than sweet, but Steers knows that, even in a cruel, unsentimental world, there is room for forgiveness and hope. Just don't expect a hug. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Culkin is superb - he makes you forget that Igby is a spoiled brat who actually deserves the beating he gets. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
The talented Culkin is one to watch, and so is Igby Goes Down. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
Think of the Slocumbs as distant relatives of "The Royal Tenenbaums," only more dysfunctional and far from attractively ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Chicago Tribune (Robert K. Elder)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Lightweight, although it exhibits enough heft for us to develop an emotional connection with the main character. I have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and, whatever flaws Igby Goes Down may possess, it is undeniably that. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Globe (Ty Burr)Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Blisteringly rude, scarily funny, sorrowfully sympathetic to the damage it surveys, the film has in Kieran Culkin a pitch-perfect Holden. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Boston Globe (Ty Burr)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Surprises you with a reservoir of emotion and sentiment that happily counters the film's trendy ironic veneer. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
[Kieran] Culkin may be the most talented of all his brothers. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Based on second-hand experience, it seems to me that the coming-of-age film is among the easiest kind of movie to do badly, but one of the hardest to do well. Too many pictures in this genre have a bland, overcooked feel, as if the memories that comprise ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
A prickly coming-of-age tale in which everybody -- but especially Culkin -- shines. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Steven Rosen)Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
This 'dark comedy' has an amazing amount of heart to go with its darkness. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Denver Post (Steven Rosen)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Susan Stark)Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Steers shows mastery of a truly tricky point of view. He's immensely aided in the cause by an A-list cast. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Detroit News (Susan Stark)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.91 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
It's easy to name the antecedents of "Igby Goes Down" -- from "Catcher in the Rye" and "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" to "Ghost World" -- but you can't dismiss the movie as merely derivative. It's too good for that. "Igby Goes Down" is an amusing, ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Witty and intelligently made. It's also utterly baffling. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Fred Camper)Chicago Reader (Fred Camper)
Misses a chance to use the Manhattan setting to add to his protagonist's displacement, instead treating the city as a bland backdrop. ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Chicago Reader (Fred Camper)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.79 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
Igby (Kieran Culkin) is a troubled teenager from a wealthy family who has been thrown out of so many schools that his overbearing mother Mimi (Susan Sarandon) decides to send him to military academy as a last resort. He is bullied at the academy and ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at The Spinning Image (Graeme Clark)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Igby Goes Down (2002) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
Your opinion of the movie "Igby Goes Down," now at the Manor and Loews theaters, could well depend on what you think of the character for whom it is named. 'Igby Goes Down' RATING: R for language, sexuality and drug ...read the complete Igby Goes Down movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
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