Idlewild

Name: Idlewild
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime, Musical
Released: August 25, 2006
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Big Boi, Terrence Howard

2006

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: August 25, 2006 | R

Starring: Big Boi, Terrence Howard

Summary: Set against the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, Idlewild explores the lives of Percival (Benjamin), the club's shy piano player, and Rooster (Patton), the club's showy lead performer and manager. Idlewild synthesizes drama, music, cinema and style to bring the tale of struggling singers to life. (Universal)

Director: Bryan Barber

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Crime, Musical

Rating: R

Runtime: 121 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Idlewild is a romp, a ticket to rowdy good times. Read full review

Chris Kaltenbach

The result is a passionate, enthralling film that isn't afraid to take chances - even if it sometimes should be. Read full review

Teresa Wiltz

For all its shortcomings, Idlewild also has something that few films can pull off: Moments of such pure cinematic fabulousness, breathtaking dance sequences and idiosyncratic 3-D animation flourishes that we are more than willing to forgive it for all its sins. Read full review

Empire Olly Richards

Anyone unfamiliar with or underwhelmed by the music of OutKast will find little in this thin piece of cinematic storytelling. Fans happy to luxuriate in its artistic indulgence, however, will be swept up in the weird, random, fantastic OutKastness of it all. Read full review

Ann Powers

Patton and Benjamin can both hold the screen and are great in their musical sequences, but sorry, they aren't actors -- Terrence Howard, as the villain Trumpy, blows them into dust when he's on camera -- and their limited expressiveness detracts from the film's hallucinatory edge. The plot fails them too, as it takes turns we've seen in a dozen melodramas. Read full review

Dana Stevens

Idlewild has moments of sticky sentimentality and stretches of dull exposition, but you've got to give it this: It's unpredictable. Read full review

Bill White

The most ridiculous period film since rappers took on the Old West in "Posse." Read full review

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lindseyM.

Aug 28, 2006

a very good movie...worth seeing...very creative...I loved it and I dont like most movies.