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By Jeff Otto (229) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 23 Aug 2006

Part-musical, part-melodrama, all Outkast... Idlewild is just plain fun…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 23 Aug 2006

Spends a great deal of time distracting us from the story with all sorts of visual eccentricities…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Movie Mom (753) on 23 Aug 2006

The evident affection for this romanticized vision of the era saturates the film like the warm sepia tones of its palette…

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By Kim Voynar (107) for Cinematical (752) on 23 Aug 2006

Idlewild stands out as a ground-breaking, clever, original musical that crosses audience demographics as it does genres…

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By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for New York Times (5,786) on 23 Aug 2006

The joint doesn't jump in the musical Idlewild; it just twitches and stumbles. As much a missed opportunity as a terrible tease…

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By Sid Smith (61) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 23 Aug 2006

Aiding Barber is the terrific work of choreographer Hinton Battle, delivering a ferocious, contemporary update of swing and bridging the gap…

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By Bill Muller (519) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 23 Aug 2006

A movie so oblivious to convention and structure that it seems like a Jackson Pollock splatter-painting, without the crucial 'genius' part…

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By Ann Powers (4) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 23 Aug 2006

Patton and Benjamin can both hold the screen and are great in their musical sequences, but sorry, they aren't actors -- Terrence Howard, as…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 23 Aug 2006

Sorry, Ms. Jackson. The Outkast movie stanks…

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By Teresa Wiltz (40) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Aug 2006

For all its shortcomings, Idlewild also has something that few films can pull off: Moments of such pure cinematic fabulousness, breathtaking…

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By Phoebe Flowers (256) for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (746) on 23 Aug 2006

The opening half-hour of Idlewild is perhaps the most entrancing of any movie so far this year, which is why it's all the more frustrating…

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By Chris Riemenschneider (12) for Minneapolis Star Tribune (2,416) on 23 Aug 2006

As unlikely as it seems that the music segments would be the weakest parts of Idlewild, however, it's just as surprising that the rest of the…

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By Ernest Hardy (466) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 23 Aug 2006

The film only rarely harnesses the power of the anachronistic, funk-driven, beat-heavy rap music that swells its soundtrack…

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By James Hill (43) for BET.com (238) on 23 Aug 2006

If Harlem Nights and Moulin Rouge had a baby, it would be the entertaining, uneven but delightful Idlewild…

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By David Foucher (211) for EDGE Boston (239) on 23 Aug 2006

A stylish, energetic romp of 1930s flair with two platinum-selling artists kicking the tires of Hollywood paradigms…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) 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…

Review of Idlewild (2006)

By Ross Anthony (612) for Hollywood Report Card (612) on 22 Aug 2006

Aggressive direction. Aggressive, bold, confident & unabashed. The cinematography -- flat out gorgeous…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 22 Aug 2006

The shopworn cliché of the soulful, small-town piano player in love with the sultry chanteuse from the big city has less sizzle than saccharine,…

Review of Idlewild (2006)

By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 22 Aug 2006

Idlewild is a romp, a ticket to rowdy good times…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 22 Aug 2006

Animated musical notes jump from their staffs with frenzied glee and stop motion dancers fly high in a kaleidoscope of color, rhythm and joy…

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