Review of Idlewild (2006) by Josh M — 01 Jun 2007

The music was amazing, plot was pretty good, but the random sex and nudity were unnecessary...

This review of Idlewild (2006) was written by Josh M on 01 Jun 2007.

Idlewild has generally received positive reviews.

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