Igby Goes Down (2002)

I saw the A-list actors in this and thought wow, this has got to be an amazing film! Wrong, wrong, wrong. I'm not sure what Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon, Claire Danes, Amanda Peet, Ryan Phillippe, were thinking when they did this one. I saw a bratty, whiny, rich teen who constantly complained about everything, when he had nothing to complain about. (Kieran Culkan) And his mother (Susan Sarandon)? Neurotic, eccentric, drunken, druggie doesn't even come close to describing his crazy-ass mother. I could go on and on about these annoying characters with nothing redeemable them, but that would "spoil" this movie. It was so choppy. A scene would be thrown in, like the crazy-ass mother sitting on the maid's head, with no intro...why was she sitting on the maid's head? The only thing good about this movie is the New York City scenery. If you want to see a bunch of rich, whiny people on drugs, all cheating on each other and basically being a**holes, then this is your movie. Just know that you will waste 98 minutes of your life. Minutes that you will never be able to get back.

I watched this movie a long time ago. Recently, I picked it up on TV again and still felt fresh. I guessed that is what the good movie is about.To depict the adolescence without heavily focusing on additions and psycho behaviors seems merely impossible in Hollywood. This one struck down that and redefined the prospects. There were witty dialogues beyond four letter words we used to hear. The movie made you think but not too hard. I would say teenager audience out to seek this one instead of "Paper Town". We all were young once. Dysfunctional is no longer an adjective but a stage of life.There were partying, drinking and smoking scenes in this movie. However, they did not provoke me like "Paper Town" did. They transpired into the story line without the abruptness on their own. Although, brilliant story line and scripts are far in between. This one will stand on both ends.

Telling the drama of a wealthy family, it's really far away of the my concerns. If I can't enjoy the misfortunes of the rich, I can at least don't care. Maybe like me you will find the cast interesting. Goldblum as a godfather is excellent as well as Philips as the perfect son. Amanda is fine but it's sad that for this time, she really get drowned. For Culkin, his family scores everywhere: Macaulay for the childhood, and Cieran for the teen. With his golden and rusty scarf, he really looked like Harry Potter becoming a bum: it's funny. He is convincing in playing a soul attached to his broken father and unable to choose his path. Like him, i take a year off but idle doesn't mean indeed happy times. This side of the movie is interesting but unfortunately, at this moment, the movie turns into a teen romance really boring. In conclusion, the idea of breaking family bounds is original but isn't told all the way.

This is some dark yo, but in a totally charming and addicting personality way. Kieran Culkin is my favorite new actor. He's smart, thoughtful, innocent yet utterly blunt and mature. It's a really strange combination, like you know why he does what he does, but surprises you beyond belief.He plays a rich boy who lives his life as a result of his father's tragedy, a man who went insane. The scene starts out with the two boys killing their mother. Yes, it went there. She's played by Susan Sarandon. Oh man, she plays the most passive aggressive controlling mother, who happens to have the wit and sarcasm that just brings her act all together.Igby (our main character) is determined not to live his life like his father, one that will lead to manic insanity. So he meets people unique to his circumstances and eventally we come to see why he and his brother ends up killing his mother. It's alright story wise, but great character wise.Except for the ho. She'll always be a ho, I hate her. You'll know…. and she should not have been forgiven. HO. Freaking Claire Danes