![]() If he doesn't get it I'll want to know the reason why. They're so good they need to create some new oscars to accommodate them all if that can't be done, though, give best supporting actor to Ryan Phillipe or Jeff Goldblum, best supporting actress to Susan Sarandon or (the mind bogglingly beautiful) Claire Danes or maybe even Amanda Peet and especially, GIVE KIERAN CULKIN THE BEST ACTOR GONG. It's brilliant because the dialogue is perfectly measured, and feels true it's brilliant because the screenwriter/director (to whom, one suspects, much of this stuff happened - though possibly with less sex with attractive older women) takes his story absolutely seriously, never patronising his audience or his protagonist it's brilliant because the music and the cinematography absolutely fits above all, though, and this is the biggie, it's brilliant because the cast are absolutely phenomenal. ![]() Here's the thing, though: it's frickin' brilliant. Not the most inspiring conceit, you might think and I couldn't blame you. ![]() Igby goes down is pretty much your standard rich kid coming of age by rejecting wealth, taking/selling drugs, dropping out of education, having sex with some hot older women and finally growing up flick. Oh, man! I can't believe nobody's done this film yet! It's great! ![]()
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