Igby Goes Down
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, 75% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- In the vein of The Catcher in the Rye, Igby Goes Down is scathingly witty and sharply observant.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKen EisnerVariety
Steers puts a lot of balls in the air, but no one, including Igby, gets developed far enough for viewers to really know and care about them.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreNeil YoungTime Out
Yes, it's The Catcher in the Rye all over again - with generous helpings of Rushmore, The Graduate, Bret Easton Ellis and The Ice Storm. Igby never reaches those heights ...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSandra HallSydney Morning Herald
The poignancy of the conclusion leaves you hoping fervently that Igby's best is still to come - and Culkin's, as well.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleTom DawsonBBC.com
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRead full articleKimberley JonesAustin Chronicle
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEleanor Ringel CaterAtlanta Journal-Constitution
In its own floundering way, it gets to you. Just like Igby.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJan StuartThe Advocate
Igby Goes Down exudes more pain than any screwball comedy should be asked to.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMalcolm JohnsonHartford Courant
If this were a short story, it would belong in The New Yorker in the days of J.D. Salinger. It is both droll and grim, often handsome and tasteful with its cinematography and production values.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKelly KesslerCommon Sense Media
Dark, depressing story that's for adults only.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMichael DequinaTheMovieReport.com
Consistently unusual, unpredictable and uproarious viewing.
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