Review of Idlewild (2006) by Christin H — 07 Mar 2007

I Love OutKast, and when you put them in a musical movie it is great.

This review of Idlewild (2006) was written by Christin H on 07 Mar 2007.

Idlewild has generally received positive reviews.

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