Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. 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 sets about finding it.
Good actors have a radar for juicy roles -- there's a plethora of characters in this picture, and not one of them is flat.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
27 Sep 2002
rotten:
Holden Caulfield did it better.
– Daphne Gordon,
Toronto Star,
27 Sep 2002
fresh:
In all, Steers has insured that this teenage film will be recognizable to teenagers but not limited to them.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
8 Oct 2002
rotten:
The film makes a fatal mistake: It asks us to care about a young man whose only apparent virtue is that he is not quite as unpleasant as some of the people in his life.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
10 Oct 2002
fresh:
In its own floundering way, it gets to you. Just like Igby.