I watched Igby Goes Down last night, but I didn’t enjoy it all that much. Over the years, I’e seen some lists of black comedies and I had liked some of the movies on the list, so I concluded that I liked “black comedies”. But, as I see more and more movies in this genre, I think I may have been mistaken in that original assessment (I didn't even like Brazil all that much, sorry).
MetaCritic gave it a 72, so maybe it’s just me. Interestingly enough, both the Los Angeles Times and San Francisco Chronicle describe the movie as striving for archness. I didn’t know what that word meant, either, until about a minute ago, but I can say that I now agree with that sentiment. It’s as if the movie is making an effort to stay just this side of being a parody.
The movie wasn’t horrible and I did enjoy a few scenes here and there. In particular, the “Baltimore” scene was rather humorous :).