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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 24 Aug 2006

Idlewild is a long, lively ride down a bumpy road that has terrific scenery along the way. It has flashes of brilliance and stretches of drudgery…

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By Brett Buckalew (107) for FilmStew.com (638) on 24 Aug 2006

Imbues tried-and-true movie musical archetypes with sly but never campy contemporary flourishes, in a way that would make Baz Luhrmann proud…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 24 Aug 2006

OutKast's much-ballyhooed Prohibition-era musical is a dense, confusing jumble of old-school and new-school, gangster and gangsta, that never…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 24 Aug 2006

As expected, the soundtrack is the highlight of Idlewild. Unfortunately, the film's rather thin plot keeps getting in the way of the music…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 24 Aug 2006

Idlewild left me wanting to see more from everyone involved…

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By Mary F. Pols (536) for Contra Costa Times (478) on 24 Aug 2006

So playful and vibrant that even when it stumbles, as it does fairly frequently, it's still an enjoyable spectacle…

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By Annlee Ellingson (847) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 24 Aug 2006

At once magical and a mess, this musical marks a bold first foray into cinema for hip-hop duo OutKast…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 24 Aug 2006

The camerawork is steady, the editing patient, the choreography playful. It's a zippy and inspired piece of moviemaking…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Salon.com (2,725) on 24 Aug 2006

Idlewild has just about everything a popular entertainment can offer. It also has a soul, and that comes free with the price of a ticket…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 24 Aug 2006

But whereas Barber stages the musical numbers as ingeniously as the groundbreaking music videos for which he's justifiably been lauded for,…

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By Sean P. Means (2,056) for Salt Lake Tribune (1,927) on 24 Aug 2006

Even in a period piece set before such cameras were available, André and Big Boi can still shake it like a Polaroid picture…

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By Eric Lurio (584) for Greenwich Village Gazette (481) on 24 Aug 2006

This film is very, very weird, and that may put off some people. It's a fun way to blow an afternoon though…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 24 Aug 2006

Idlewild boasts too much personality around the edges--especially in Terrence Howard and Macy Gray's scene-stealing turns--and not enough at…

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By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 24 Aug 2006

a tremendously enjoyable, if somewhat disconcerting, experience along the lines of the Dr. Seuss-penned cult fave The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T…

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By Aprilw. (1) on 24 Aug 2006

Excellent in true Outkast fashion. The music is awesome. It is originally eccentric. I cannot wait for the DVD…

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By Dezhda Gaubert (73) for E! Online (838) on 24 Aug 2006

This may be one of those cases in which the soundtrack is better than the movie…

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By David Elliott (754) for San Diego Union-Tribune (1,408) on 24 Aug 2006

Easy to peel apart for flaws, Idlewild is also easy to enjoy if you go with its jived earthiness…

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By Chris Hewitt (2,086) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 23 Aug 2006

The good stuff is really good, and, although you'll wish for a fast-forward button, it isn't going to pop at home like it does on the big screen…

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By Jeffrey Chen (849) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 23 Aug 2006

Idlewild's brazen approach to cinematic entertainment is one of its brightest lights…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 23 Aug 2006

You wouldn't think a musical would suffer from a lack of music, but here we are…

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