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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. 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.
  3. 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.
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  2. NancyH.
    5
    Slick camera work and integration of new with the old. Movie starts off promising and then just fizzles--predictable plot, etc. Dialogue needs work and sometimes I couldn't understand what the actors were saying. Although I am a fan of Andre Benjamin's his voice is not as strong as he thinks it is in this genre of singing. Scene at the end, which plays like a music video is really creepy and a little off with the rest of the movie. They should have used less slick visual devices and concentrated on script and plot. It wasn't a total loss--somewhat entertaining. I'd wait for the DVD.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. 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
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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