Review of Idlewild (2006) by Taurean S — 01 Nov 2007

I liked this one. Big Boi and Andre 3000 did real good in this one. I can watch it over again.

This review of Idlewild (2006) was written by Taurean S on 01 Nov 2007.

Idlewild has generally received positive reviews.

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