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Title: IGBY'S A BORE
Review: Simply put, IGBY GOES DOWN just didn't work for me. The characters were one-dimensional and unconvincing and the plot fell short. While striving to be a dark comedy about an affluent Manhattan adolescent boy searching to understand the meaning of life amongst his dysfunctional family members, I quickly became bored and uninterested. I was disappointed that Igby's motivations were never explored or even hinted at. He simply appeared to be just another rich kid rebelling against society. While the cast of this film is impressive, only the father (Bill Pullman) provided an exceptional performance as the mentally ill father. Otherwise I failed to feel any sympathy for the others and didn't care what happened to them.Maybe I just don't get it? Maybe I was in the wrong frame of mind when I watched this film? Nobody knows. What I can say with any assurance is that I had high expectations for IGBY GOES DOWN.
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