Idlewild
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55 out of 100

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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 27 Ratings

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  • 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)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 31
  3. Negative: 4 out of 31
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Idlewild is a romp, a ticket to rowdy good times.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Sid Smith
    75
    Aiding Barber is the terrific work of choreographer Hinton Battle, delivering a ferocious, contemporary update of swing and bridging the gap between quick-take MTV flash and the longer needs of cinematic dancing--a hybrid that works better here than in the frenetic, overrated "Chicago."
  3. Empire
    Reviewed by: Olly Richards
    60
    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.
  4. Premiere
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    38
    A thin sprinkling of exuberance and a couple of choice cameos, that's about all this underwritten and overly choreographed spectacle has to tease us with.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 3 out of 13
  1. lindseyM.
    10
    a very good movie...worth seeing...very creative...I loved it and I dont like most movies.
  2. BooK.
    8
    Blows "Moulin Rouge" & "Chicago" away just in terms of sheer excitement. Beautifully filmed, obscenely talented and just plain *fun*.
  3. KenG
    7
    [**** SPOILERS***] Good movie, with arguably the year's worst ending tacked on. (The death of one of the key characters) They really reached into "movie clichés 101" for that ending. Somebody really needed to tell filmmakers when you… Expand
  4. WendellB.
    3
    A lot was attempted here, without much focus, but with considerable talent. The trouble is this just does not come together, as a feature length movie. I'm a big fan of OutKast's video's. This movie amounts to a couple of hot video, connected by a weak and mostly unfocused mess of a story.… Expand

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