| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"It isn't a failure, but it's not an unqualified hit, either." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...what makes the movie fresh is smart writing, skewed characters, and the title performance by Kieran Culkin..." more... |
A- |
Chicago Tribune
Robert K. Elder |
"...seems to wander aimlessly, beautifully until it crashes in an odd anti-climax befitting reality itself." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"... a fine showcase for the talents of its star (Kieran Culkin)..." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"Down is very nearly out." more... |
C |
filmcritic.com
Max Messier |
"...boasts both deft character development and an intriguing storyline." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...an original work filled with bracing wit and sharp observations about character, class and social milieu." more... |
A- |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"First-timer Burr Steers means for his title character to be seen as a great, tortured soul, but he's just an irritating brat." more... |
D |
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman |
"...gleefully unsentimental dark comedy..." more... |
B |
New York Times
Stephen Holden |
"...a corrosively sarcastic comedy..." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"I have always appreciated a smartly written motion picture, and, whatever flaws Igby Goes Down may possess, it is undeniably that." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...darkly hilarious, unexpectedly heartbreaking..." more... |
A |
Slant Magazine
Ed Gonzalez |
"...an obnoxious coming-of-age saga..." more... |
C |
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