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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Absolutely the worst movie.

I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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.

There was nothing remotely redeeming about this self-absorbed flick. The disjointed plot which went in all directions at once and the mostly ho-hum performances meant I was barely able to watch this movie through to the end. In general the dialogue was verging on meaningless (and not in a quirky entertaining kind of way in which the writers were presumably hoping for). Many hipster elements also appeared to be just thrown in for colour and (failed) effect. Igby Goes Down suffered from a lack of flow and thoughtfulness and failed to provide the viewer with a cohesive point of view or an original and compelling story line. This film could have been saved from receiving one star from me if it could have evoked in me an ounce of sympathy for the protagonist played by Kieran Culkin. However, mainly due to his acting and partly due to an unfortunate script, my overall impression of Igby was one of nauseating boredom and incomprehension.

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.

Sometimes I find films about eccentric rich families a bit too precious by half. Yes these might be goofy people with strange or unconventional habits, but unless we see some vulnerability, some sense that these characters are not soulless, and that they have some likable qualities, it is hard to muster any interest in their lives. Enough decency and empathy exist in the movie, and enough pain has been experienced that one feels that the behavior in the movie is not implausible or that of nitwits who have never known pain in their lives.This film is about some wealthy, eccentric folks in New York City, including one sensitive, smart boy named Igby (Kieran Culkin) and how he deals with some of the craziness that goes on around him, and in which he becomes involved.I liked this movie. The script was, as mentioned, acerbic without being glib. There is some amazing acting. Susan Sarandon just gets better with age, in this case embodying a woman whose self-absorption is seemingly boundless. Bill Pullman is exceptional as her ex-husband, haunted by the ghosts of mental illness. Ryan Phillippe plays a blue-blood named Oliver who is the half-brother of Igby. He knows he's a blue blood, is proud of it, but still may have a bit more sense than his half-brother who Kieran Culkin plays very well. He conveys the sensitivity, the passions, and the confusion which Igby feels regarding his place in his family and in society. Claire Danes excels as a woman named Sookie who he meets at a party in the Hamptons in whom Igby becomes interested. Jeff Goldblum gets a fun role as a high-rolling real-estate developer (think a more laconic Donald Trump) and he plays it to the hilt. Finally, Amanda Peet is exceptional as a troubled woman named Rachel who Igby also becomes interested in.The script is exceptionally good. It retains its acidity without veering into preciousness. First time director Burr Steers also wrote the script and deserves much credit for coaxing such a great number of excellent performances. New York features in such a lovely manner that it should practically get billing in this film.Ultimately, this is a lovely modern story whose heart might not want to fess up to being decidedly old-fashioned. This is a story about family, about friendship, about the demons that haunt people, and about how humans respond in sometimes mystifying ways.