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Idlewild

Idlewild

2006
Romance, Drama
2h 1m
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)
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Idlewild

2006
Romance, Drama
2h 1m
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Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
27th
Idlewild is a decent film with a great cast and a soundtrack that is nothing short of sensational. While I may not be making a second pass at the film, I will be headed out to pick up the soundtrack.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
48
16th
It's pretty much a really long Outkast video with a crappy/cliche story (no Outkast hate intended).
Rated 19 Aug 2007
66
33rd
It was more like a long music video than a movie. Most of the songs were from the old records and not the "Idlewild", which was kind of dissapointing. Still, it's worth watching, great dancing scenes.
Rated 01 Nov 2007
75
44th
It feels like a 2 hour outkast music video...Andre delivers a steller performance whilw Big Boi seems to clown around. The swing dance sequnces are fun to watch...
Rated 27 Apr 2008
70
62nd
The style. The music. Absolutely terrific. Quickly, though, several of the big song numbers are actually from previous OutKast albums, most notably Speakerboxxx
Rated 27 Jul 2008
80
63rd
Worth it for the kick-ass musical numbers. I thought it was great, but my friend hated it with a passion, so your taste in music really affects how you view the movie.
Rated 28 Feb 2009
80
86th
"I was completely under Idlewild's spell."
Rated 23 Oct 2010
15
21st
"A middling musical mishmash that can't keep a beat." - Nick Schager
Rated 05 Apr 2011
85
83rd
surprisingly beautiful!
Rated 17 Oct 2011
47
43rd
I enjoyed this. It wasn't quite a musical, wasn't a long-form music video, and wasn't a straight drama, but it was good. Andre 3000 is a far better actor than Big Boi (or this script played to his strengths better), but both are acceptable.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
50
28th
Idlewild has moments of sticky sentimentality and stretches of dull exposition, but you've got to give it this: It's unpredictable.
Rated 30 May 2013
66
22nd
Not very memorable. Cool soundtrack though.
Rated 16 Apr 2014
70
28th
It takes so many cliches from so many different genres, puts them in a blender with its own snazzy sepia visual extravagance and comes out with something very uneven but quite original, refreshingly so. It's a tough one to score, that's for sure. Big Boi and Andre are certainly better than the majority of rappers who decided to act, and more interesting too.

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