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Idlewild

Idlewild (2006)

August. 25,2006
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6.2
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R
| Drama Crime Music

At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint.

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GamerTab
2006/08/25

That was an excellent one.

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Nonureva
2006/08/26

Really Surprised!

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Pluskylang
2006/08/27

Great Film overall

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StyleSk8r
2006/08/28

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

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Jack Gray-Romeyn
2006/08/29

I saw Idlewild again last night .This is simply a top-notch production with dazzling performances, excellent production standards and very imaginative cinematography.The production numbers are quite simply unstoppable and the blending of the music of the period with the sensibilities of today works beautifully. Obvious care was taken to recreate the look and feel of the period and some of the shots and film sequences, most notably a love scene and a death scene were simply mesmerizing. Music numbers very definitely gave you a sleek music video sensibility coupled with festive dance moves in stop-action/clever editing beautifully enhancing this comedic drama that deftly approached racism, organized crime, father-son issues, love issues, a look at black life in a very difficult time resulting in poignant, entertaining film.I indeed admit that the script itself could have been more compelling but there is no denying the power of Andre Benjamin in this production. His performance is measured, believable, poised, and poignant. He has a more than promising future in films. He along with a top-notch cast including Ving Rhames, Terrence Howard, Macy Gray and Patti LaBelle give standout performances I can easily look at over and probably over again.This is an excellent and a most worthy representation of another dimension/time in African-American culture and a MUST for your collection if you want quality productions of African-American life.I highly recommend!

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HollywoodVixen90
2006/08/30

I wasn't sure how this movie was going to be. I hadn't heard much about it but I am a fan of Outkast so I was pretty sure I was going to like it. This movie was okay. It wasn't really anything too special. I didn't care for all of the musical numbers. I also thought it was weird that they used rap music in a movie set in the 1930's. I thought that the beginning of the movie was a little slow, and to me it was also kind of hard to hear the actors in the beginning, it kind of sounded like they were mumbling or else the background noise was just too loud. Who knows?? Maybe it was just my ears. I think this movie would have been better if it had focused wholly on Percival and Angel's romance. I thought Andre did a great job as Percival in this movie, he's a pretty good actor and he's really cute too. Paula Patton did a good job as Angel too. The both of them were pretty much the only entertaining parts of the movie. For me personally, I didn't really care for Roosters character much and also Terrance Howard's character was kind of strange. However, the costumes and the effects of this movie are great!! I love the way they did some of the shots of this movie like for example the part with the cuckoo clock, and I also think the sex scene between Angel and Percival was shot wonderfully. It was shot beautifully and tastefully. I'm glad I gave this movie a chance. It was good. I don't think I'll buy it but I'm glad I gave it a chance by renting it.

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ellendericks
2006/08/31

I was completely struck by this movie and I am the type of person that doesn't remember the movie the day after seeing it. For maybe the first time ever, I would have watched this movie 2 times in a row. The characters were very interesting and the acting by the guys from Outkast, especially Andre 3000 was excellent. The music was excellent and truly added to the film. The cinematography was so interesting. Just watching the opening credits you will see what I mean. A must see for anyone!! The film follows the life of 2 friends growing up and into a life of speakeasies, bootlegging, and gangster crime. Of course they both had very different levels of involvement in it. i loved the way that the characters were able to overcome obstacles in their way to meet their true destiny

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D_Burke
2006/09/01

Okay, this movie could have been better in a lot of ways. For one, the acting wasn't great, but then again, it was better than Prince in every movie he was in. For instance, as bad a movie as "Purple Rain" was in regards to acting, it still won Oscars for its music.With that said, although the movie wasn't great acting wise on Outkast's part or story wise, the musical numbers were outstanding, the supporting cast shined and was nothing to be scoffed at, and the visual effects were among the best I've seen in 2006.I thought the marketing for this movie failed in a lot of ways. For one, it's theatrical release was very limited. I live in Maine, and the film wasn't even released anywhere up here. Second, I found it outrageous that the soundtrack, which was very entertaining, sold less than Danity Kane's debut album. And even though the Grammys don't usually pay attention to commercial success, and even awarded Outkast the Best Album award four years ago, they really overlooked the soundtrack for this album, which wasn't even nominated. I also thought "Idlewild Blue" by Andre 3000 should have at least been nominated for Best Original Song at this year's Oscars.This movie was grossly underrated. It had some flaws, but it's strengths were undeniable. I just hate that it suffered the same fate as "Under The Cherry Moon", "The Cotton Club", and "Harlem Nights", movies that were set in the same time period and had all star casts, but didn't make a splash on the big screen. Anyway, I say Outkast was under rug swept for this movie and album, and they definitely deserved better.

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