Igby Goes Down (2002)

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The Rage in Placid Lake
by analogzombie in analogzombie Blog

lost interest.

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"Director Tony McNamara’s debut feature, The Rage in Placid Lake is a mixed bag. It instantly conjures comparisons to any number of American and Australian indie coming of age comedies, I (heart) Huckabees, Sweetie, Igby Goes Down and Rushmore, being the most obvious. Like those films, it shares a central character adrift in self crisis as he begins to navigate the adult world. Unlike those films, it creates a wholly believable series of personal tragedies and triumphs for its characters.Placid Lake (musician Ben Lee), as his name suggests, is seemingly nonplussed in almost every situation he encounters. Saddled with new age parents more interested in their own personal discovery than helping to acclimate their son to mainstream society, he is forced create ever more elaborate ways to assert his independence and identity. Like all anti-heroes, he is beset upon by the pressure to conform. This pressure is manifested as three bullies that make it their life’s goal to humil ... " [More]

Amazing
by kristin_n in kristin_n Blog

loved it.

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"This movie is up there on my top ten movies. And It's hard to pick just a top ten. So it's saying alot. There is drama which sucks you in and a sense of depression that leaks through the screen and into your heart. It's sexual, humorous, and just flat out amazing. I'd highly recommend that you see this movie. " [More]

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