Idlewild

Idlewild2006

R Film · Crime, Drama, Music · 121 min · Aug 25, 2006
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A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.

Bryan Barber
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Claudia Puig · USA Today 63.00/100.00

The music by Outkast is great, and the rowdy, randy en masse dance sequences are riveting. The story, however, is rather thin and lacks focus.

Stephanie Zacharek · Salon 90.00/100.00

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.

Chris Kaltenbach · Baltimore Sun 75.00/100.00

The result is a passionate, enthralling film that isn't afraid to take chances - even if it sometimes should be.

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