Review of Idlewild (2006) by Katie W — 31 Mar 2007

Kool a refresher from all these other gay movies I done seen.

This review of Idlewild (2006) was written by Katie W on 31 Mar 2007.

Idlewild has generally received positive reviews.

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The parts I actually say were good. I wanna see the whole movie tho…

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