Review of Idlewild (2006) by Ann Powers for Los Angeles Times — 23 Aug 2006
Patton and Benjamin can both hold the screen and are great in their musical sequences, but sorry, they aren't actors -- Terrence Howard, as the villain Trumpy, blows them into dust when he's on camera -- and their limited expressiveness detracts from the film's hallucinatory edge.
The plot fails them too, as it takes turns we've seen in a dozen melodramas.
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This review of Idlewild (2006) was written by Ann Powers and published by Los Angeles Times on 23 Aug 2006.
Idlewild has generally received positive reviews.
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