Igby Goes Down

OCTOBER 3, 2002

Oooooh. I liked this one. It has the sensability of The Royal Tenenbaums, but is darker, more artsy and humor is only a portion of the film's purpose. The comparison between the two films may seem easy since they both deal with the underbelly of the upperclass, but I think it's more than that. Moving on, I though the acting in this film was very good, being carried by Susan Sarandon, Amanda Peet and especially Kieran Culkin. This performance was even better than his in The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, which was a phenomenal movie by the way. Amanda Peet played a self-serving, heroin junkie perfectly and I have good feelings about her for the future. Oh, and she's hot.

The movie made me uncomfortable a number of times. I won't give away any plot points, but the movie focuses on death and futility of life, which was pushed to an awkward place by a number of the "jokes." Still, I thought this was done well and added to the film.

Burr Steers, the director, has made a poignant beginning and I look forward to what he will bring in the future. Still, I would like to see this movie again to really say it's one of my favorites. You shouldn't worry though, because it's worth seeing if you enjoy...the cinema (said with some flair).

Posted in Film at 4:07 pm.