Igor celebrates a defiantly adolescent and suitably caricatured vision of mortality with the potential to have adults and special young malcontents in stitches.
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01/15/09
Igor (2008)
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Reviews Counted:85
Fresh:30
Rotten:55
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: With an animation style that apes Tim Burton, and a slew of cultural references that aren't clear enough to reach the crowds, Igor's patched together antics make it hard to see who the film is trying to please.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 8, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $19,420,496
Synopsis: In a land of mad scientists and diabolical inventions, what do you do when you’re born with a hunch on your back? You become an Igor. A hilarious twist on the classic monster movie, "Igor"... [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Jennifer Coolidge
Director: Tony Leondis
Reviews for Igor
Top CriticIgor sends up all sorts of cliches, but -- by degenerating into a mawkish romance and a boring race against time -- it also becomes one.
01/08/09
Top CriticUltimately the film can only dream of having the magic, personality and charm of the Tim Burton efforts it so obviously plagiarises
10/06/08
Top CriticWith a curly twist on the mad scientist concept, this subversively inventive animation bubbles over with originality and amusing dialogue.
12/19/08
Top CriticIf you are the type that wishes filmmaker Tim Burton still put his name to funky animated monstrosities like The Nightmare Before Christmas, then Igor will fit the bill just nicely.
01/08/09
Top CriticIt’s a strange, dark little film with suicidal rabbits and brains in jars, stunted heroes and Frankenstein-like objects of love.
12/19/08
Top CriticA fun time-killer for kids aged tween and up...
01/16/09
Top CriticBut there’s not much form to the plot which develops in fits and starts. Nevertheless, those kids that weren’t confused appeared to enjoy it, so there you go.
10/17/08
Decent animated horror spoof that plays better for older film buffs than their youthful offspring.
10/08/08
Director Tony Leondis and screenwriter Chris McKennna have mined everything from Young Frankenstein to Sleepy Hollow to Japanese anime to the German Neo-Expressionists to create that rare thing, a cartoon for adults.
09/18/08
Some of the nasty jokes may seem shocking with young ones around, but they'll keep adults awake through the utterly, painfully familiar three-act snoozefest.
09/18/08
More well-aimed wit was needed, less grapeshot wackiness.
10/17/08
Mad-scientist comedy is fine for younger kids.
09/17/08
... a haphazard collection of spare movie parts cobbled together in a pale imitation of better-animated comedies.
09/18/08
This film is outclassed by the Pixar stable, but it's entertaining stuff for the children.
10/17/08
Top CriticI have been singing 'Tomorrow' from Annie for a few days now. Someone is going to murder me or I'm going to have to smack myself in the head and I blame it all on Igor.
09/21/08
I look forward to making it part of my regular Halloween movie viewing for many years to come.
10/18/08
This is where most lower-quality animated films fail %u2013 not in the animation, but in the writing.
09/20/08
There's scant reward for sitting through Igor, an animated twist on the Frankenstein story that never sparks to life.
09/19/08
Top CriticWith its belabored gags, misfired pop-culture references and garish visuals crammed together like so many disjointed body parts, this manic kidpic cranks up the annoy-o-meter early on and rarely lets up.
09/15/08
Top CriticLatest News for Igor
September 22, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Jackson Debuts Ahead of the Race
Movies were serious business this weekend with drama, Lakeview Terrace, heading the box office hands down while comedies My Best Friend's Girl, Igor, and Ghost Town trail... More...
September 18, 2008:
Critics Consensus: Lakeview Terrace Isn't Sturdy; Igor Lacks Brains
This week at the movies, we've got an angry cop (Lakeview Terrace, starring Samuel L. Jackson); a disgruntled hunchback (the CGI Igor with voice work by John Cusack and Molly... More...
September 18, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Sam and Dane Face Off With New Pics
Another four-pack of films heads into the multiplexes on Friday only this time there are some choices for the under-25 set. Leading the way are the Samuel L. Jackson cop film... More...
September 11, 2008:
The artwork isn't particularly inspiring . . . 
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