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Idlewild (2006)
Set amidst the backdrop of a 1930s southern speakeasy, the film follows two characters, Percival (Andre Benjamin), the club's piano player, and Rooster (Antwan Patton), the club's lead performer and manager, through intersecting stories of love and ambition. (read more)
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Idlewild Movie Review by Matthew  (8/29/2006) |
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"Idlewild", the new musical featuring Andre Benjamin and Antwan Patton, both members of the musical group OutKast, is a mess. This is both a compliment and a criticism. The result is a wildly uneven film filled with bland performances and a very unique, interesting visual appeal.
Georgia. The Prohibition Era. Percival...
(complete Idlewild review by Matthew)
What a disappointing film. How could a brilliant music video director like Bryan Barber, teamed with the amazing men from OutKast make such a dull and unoriginal film?
To start off, the performances by Andre 3000 and Big Boi are uninspired. The direction works as a funny and eventually annoying sidenote that detracts...
(complete Idlewild review by Jessica Film Junkie)
There are two reasons I tuned into this film. One, I love Terrance Howard (currently on the big screen in "Pride), and two, I was hoping to see another "Chicago"-style musical extravaganza. I was definitely disappointed with "Dreamgirls." It just didn't measure up, but "Idlewild" comes much closer to the gold...
(complete Idlewild review by Movie Addict)
| Idlewild Movie Review by Misty (3/28/2007) |
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Obviously I love the music, right? I think that the music was the best part, but it was an okay movie. I liked the actors and the characters. I liked the costumes and scenes. I liked the story, even, it's just...something was missing. I can't really explain it.
Of course Andre was awesome...whether he was singing,...
(complete Idlewild review by Misty)
| Idlewild Movie Review by Melanie (3/28/2007) |
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Idlewild could have been a stellar movie but the filmmakers felt some need to put unnecessary sexuality. The violence made sense. They are gangsters after all. The language I could even stomach although the prevalence of n***** felt overbearing and I'm not sure the word was so common during the time setting. But some of...
(complete Idlewild review by Melanie)
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