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72 out of 100

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7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Kieran Culkin, Susan Sarandon
  • Summary: Igby Slocumb (Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of "old money" privilege he was born in to. (MGM/UA)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 30
  3. Negative: 3 out of 30
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    100
    Gets weirder and meaner and darker and sadder as it progresses, which is amazing since it simultaneously remains funny and horrifying right up to the end.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    The film lacks the turbulent social context of the 1950s and '60s that lent resonance to the personal uncertainties of Ibgy's forebears -- Holden Caufield, Ben Braddock, et al. But Culkin has a way with quip-heavy dialogue that transforms what might otherwise been irritatingly, solipsistic posing into a great performance.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kenneth Turan
    30
    Writer-director Steers has chosen to overload "Igby" with phony archness and forced black humor, making it not the place to look for satisfying acting.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 41
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 41
  3. Negative: 6 out of 41
  1. DaveM.
    10
    Extraordinary cast and performances by all. Cinematography is great of the East Coast cities portrayed. A must see.
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. LolitaA.
    10
    One of those movies that just makes you feel good when you watch it. Once over your "feel good feeling" you begin to realize what an amazing movie, in fact, you've just seen. Kieran Culkin is, frankly, charming.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. MichaelH.
    2
    [***Potential first scene Spoiler***] Igby is an insufferable character, so insufferable in fact, that by the end of the movie, I was wishing he'd taken the poison instead of his mother. The ultra-hip think there is some great revelation in this movie (see review by Slate), but there isn't; it's just good looking crap.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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