Tepid stuff, with a plot so transparently predictable that even 5-year-olds who haven't been to the movies much will be saying, 'I've seen it.'
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09/24/08
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.
Theatrical Release:10-10-2008
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
By the time kids are old enough for some of the film's content, I'm not so sure they'll care about the lackluster Igor.
09/22/08
A blind children's chorus singing 'I Can See Clearly Now' is among the highlights of this otherwise forgettable animated feature.
09/21/08
I 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
This is where most lower-quality animated films fail %u2013 not in the animation, but in the writing.
09/20/08
A modest do-gooder trying to pretend that its not Cartoonland's most direct attack of the Bush administration.
09/19/08
Igor? No. More like Ibore.
09/19/08
Igor's actually a light-hearted comedy that's surprisingly sweet.
09/19/08
...an entertaining piece of illustrated radio.
09/19/08
Igor, like the Frankenstein's monster at the centre of its tired plot, looks like something cobbled together out of used, very used, parts.
09/19/08
Tim Burton, have you misplaced your sketchpad? Because I think Igor found it.
09/19/08
While much of the banter between the characters is inventive, the plot turns are predictable - complete with a romantic misunderstanding straight out of The Karate Kid (and 20 other films).
09/19/08
Pieced together from Tim Burton and various other sources with more desperation than inspiration.
09/19/08
Fun enough stuff for you parental units, but be prepared if the kids turn into antsy little monsters.
09/19/08
Competent, but not a prizewinner.
09/19/08
You can think of it as an animated riff on the American dream: Our fate is determined not by the accident of our birth, but our own will, intelligence and talent. And let's not forget serendipity.
09/19/08
My kid went with it, and I had a fairly good time, as I waited for the reappearance of a marble-mouthed peasant tart, voiced by Jennifer Coolidge. Half the time her line readings are hilarious, and it's impossible to know why.
09/19/08
A completely original concept, a Frankenstein 'toon that's clever enough to please both kids and their parents (for a change).
09/19/08
To convince you that it's full of surprises, the movie throws in Louis Prima songs where they don't belong, and it riffs on classic monster-movie cliches mostly by spinning them into newly unfunny cliches.
09/19/08
Has there ever been so amiably demented a flick as this one...?
09/19/08
Latest 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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