Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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.

This movie has the initial feel of "Harold and Maude," at least in its portrayal of a young man of privileged upbringing, hell bent on defying his parents, who are daft, overbearing or, in the case of "Igby" certifiably insane. Just two problems: one, Kieran Culkin is no Bud Cort, and two, Burr Steers is no Hal Ashby. And a third problem: if there is a plot to "Igby" I couldn't find it. Or maybe I just couldn't be interested enough to find it.There are plenty of good actors in the film -- Susan Sarandon, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman -- but their characters are mostly one-dimensional. None are particularly likable, or even dis-likable. They simply exist for Igby to respond to (usually in a sarcastic, juvenile manner that does not age well). Igby himself is interesting enough for awhile, but there comes a point in a picture where the central character has do do something worth watching. Aside from a fling with Sookie, which you know from the start has no future, Igby does little but project an ironic pose. Until the end, that is, when he beats his mother's corpse. Had we seen more of that side throughout the film, this could have been an effective scene; instead it's just ludicrous.Maybe a good actor could've filled that character with more than mordant wit. But Culkin is not that actor. I can't believe he was Steers' first choice, but then again Steers must have approved the script too. He may aspire to be Hal Ashby but the Nora Ephron in him is too much to overcome.The only reason to give this movie a shot is the photography. The scenes of downtown New York, and the interior set design, are truly marvelous.

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen year-old boy, is at war with the oppressive world of his East Coast "old money" family. With a schizophrenic father, a self-absorbed, distant mother, and a shark-like young Republican big brother, Igby figures there must be a better life out there, and he sets out to find it. After happily flunking out of several Prep Schools, Igby escapes into the bohemian underworld of Manhattan. His darkly comic trip--shared by a deviant cast of characters, including his terminally bored, part-time lover Sookie, his Godfather's trophy mistress Rachel, and smack-dealing performance artists Russel--veers from bizarre to tragic in Igby's ultimately noble attempt to keep himself from "going down"...It's hard to describe Igby goes down, but I guess it is a black comedy/drama that never crosses completely to any of the genres. It's a very cleverly written film with a great element of realism and also a very nice soundtrack. All the actors did a good job with Claire Danes shining a little more then the others but the film belongs to Kieran Culkin. He was truly fantastic as the witty and sharp Igby and having seen Lymelife(2008) recently, I hope to see more of this actor in the future, as he seems very promising. The plot which is a little offbeat and extremely refreshing is what you usually find in indie films, because you know this kind of story would never be financed by a major studio because clearly, it's not for everyone. However if you're interested in quirky and clever films that are not so much fiction but a close depiction of real life then Igby Goes Down is a must-see.8/10

After seeing this movie, by total accident with a friend of mine, and we were literally BLOWN AWAY by it, i have to say that i thought of Zach Braff's "Garden State" and thinking - these are the two movies that define our generation. These are the films that represent the smart people/youths of today's social overview. One of the normal kid and the other of he slightly intellectual, rebellious type, but ultimately, these are the two films that define the post grunge generation (referred to as "Generation Y").These two movies are what "My Own Private Idaho", "Drugstore Cowboy", "Fight Club", "Singles", "Se7en", "Arizona Dream" and many more were to the 90's - showing most importantly that the "youths of today" aren't all hopeless. There are still those smart kids. Thank god.Oh, and by the way - post-grunge-smart kids still worship Soundgarden, Nirvana, Alice In Chains and all 90's music. Grunge ain't dead. It's a state of mind.