Igby Goes Down was an excellent delving into the mind of teenage boys. Culkin does an excellent job of drawing a viewer in to find out just what it is that's making him tick. Why he does the things he does. It is also an excellent representation of what the rich do best. Parlor games and head trips. Gritty in all the right places, you find yourself feeling the characters at every turn of their life. A great show of how true love ( Sookie and Igby ), can be devoured by modern day social standards. A boy stuck at the line of eighteen, afraid of taking his journey alone, yet left to fend for himself by a poisonous brother, and a confused young woman.
A great scene in this movie is when his mother finally died, and Igby broke down. He did love his mother, and you could see this, despite all his talks of hatred. Even his witty comment about the eulogy was enough to put a sad smile on any viewers face.
Though I'd love to rain praise on this movie, it did lack in some story elements. I feel Russel may have been underportrayed, and DH, though an important role, sometimes fell behind the story. Until bam, there he is with his pants around the ankles. Amanda Peet was lovely, as always, and I do believe young Culkin did a wonderful job of portraying Igby. I think the movie could have gotten more into the reason Oliver felt so resentful of Igby, but all together I gave it a 7/10.
J-Go
A great scene in this movie is when his mother finally died, and Igby broke down. He did love his mother, and you could see this, despite all his talks of hatred. Even his witty comment about the eulogy was enough to put a sad smile on any viewers face.
Though I'd love to rain praise on this movie, it did lack in some story elements. I feel Russel may have been underportrayed, and DH, though an important role, sometimes fell behind the story. Until bam, there he is with his pants around the ankles. Amanda Peet was lovely, as always, and I do believe young Culkin did a wonderful job of portraying Igby. I think the movie could have gotten more into the reason Oliver felt so resentful of Igby, but all together I gave it a 7/10.
J-Go