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Igor (2008)
Director: Anthony Leondis
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From Time Out New York
Like a pesky little brother, Igor tries to ape the goth cool of Tim Burton’s early films (“Vincent,” “Frankenweenie”). Alas, the choice of mushy John Cusack to voice Igor, the hunchbacked assistant who aspires to be a mad scientist, indicates where this goes wrong. Igor never really wants to be evil per se; he just wants to be recognized for being smart. A few inspired bits—like a monster who longs to star in Annie—can’t save this piece of candy from its own gooey center. The moral of the story—it’s nice to be nice—may be true, but it isn’t goth cool.Author: Hank Sartin
Time Out New York Issue 677: September 18 - September 24, 2008
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