Idlewild

This movie was up there with the Color Purple and movies of the same. The actors were good and did their job at entertaining and bringing the story they wanted to the screen withn a sense of realism from that time... Full review

this is the kind of movie thats gonna win some oscars. It was just an all around great southern movie of the past. The could have been a bit better but other than that it was entertaining.... Full review

I SAT WITH FRIENDS TO SEE THIS MOVIE, AND IT WAS SO MUCH A TREAT TO US ALL, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CAST WAS NOT ALL PROFESSIONAL TAUGHT/SCHOOLED 24 HOUR ACTORS, BUT THEY ALL STILL PULLED IT OFF AS A GREAT MOVIE... Full review

This movie was 5 song sort of a musical. Plus, Outkast song slections were better that MOST musical. Big boi and Andre 3000 had the roght idea on this movie.... Full review

I have two questions why do user reviews differ so much than critics. And why do most all black movies have such a low rating almost always by the critics? I wonder?... Full review

i am an outkast fan, but this movie was hard to watch. Mostly because the acting was very poor on behalf of the musicans. And the story? been there done that. the Music was 'aight, nothing outragously good tho.... Full review

I jeffery M Alexander recieved word on the movie from the horses mouth. I had the pleasure to help promote in upcoming months of the Premier. The plot and plan engaged in a perfect marraige. The movie took a time that... Full review

Idlewild, Mississippi...Juke Joints are boppin' and it's an anachronistic time in the lives of our cast, cuz correct me if I'm wrong but I don't think there wuz RAP or HIP HOP Music way back in 1935. But hey...I'm not complaining,... Full review

This movie was worth an A rating. It was wonderfully acted. The camera work was beautiful and somewhat original. It reminded me of how talented African Americans can be when the door is opened. I commend all the actors, the writers,... Full review

This movie was worth an A rating. It was wonderfully acted. The camera work was beautiful and somewhat original. It reminded me of how talented African Americans can be when the door is opened. I commend all the actors, the writers,... Full review

And if how much of their story goes is a tad conventional, well, call it "classic" instead - because from its rowdy spiritual energy to its visual grace notes of whimsy, Idlewild is at once timeless and timely, an elegant and elemental little masterwork. ... Full Review

Barber plays with the camera giddy camera effects and blends them effortlessly with quiet juxtapositions that tell lifetimes of stories with a miraculous economy. When Benjamin and Patton are pitching woo at one another, it fails to ignite for all the suppressed longing that Benjamin conveys with a darting glance from a half-closed eyes. ... Full Review

The scene deserves the international acclaim of other great movie scenes because it is masterpiece.....s and simplistic story telling.....backed by the sensual shots and graceful cinematography, the film never fails to engage.....If you love classy performances....wow, he really kicks the movie into another gear..... ... Full Review

while a couple of the musical numbers have a certain energy, they're the exception in a sea of disappointing songs surrounded by lackluster acting....Terrence Howard seems to enjoy playing a one-dimensional bad guy....Barber failed to develop the plot beyond a scaffolding of borrowed parts.....Rooster requires Big Boi to be confident, outgoing, and always "on," and he acquits himself well, but Andre Benjamin's attempt at Percival strays too far into uninterestingness.....Aside from those numbers and the nov ... Full Review

Certainly, this is by no means a great film. David DiCerto ( Catholic News Service ) writes, "Barber's experiment in fusion filmmaking is one of the more stylish and innovative films of the year, regardless of its flaws. ... Full Review

Janelle Monae is almost indecipherable. Partly because she's on a crackly international phone line connected from 'Wonderland', and partly because she whispers down the line in her soft Kansas-accent like a tepid door mouse. ... Full Article

The Buckhead resident moved here about seven years ago and recently started a record label, Wondaland Arts Society, and released a five-song EP with Atlantic Records, "Metropolis: The Chase." • How she got started: She's from Kansas City, Kan., but... ... Full Article

There is a debate of sorts concerning when the last true Outkast album was released. Was it 2006's Idlewild soundtrack, or does it go all the way back to 2000's Stankonia ? ... Full Article

After the funky, neo-soulful croonings of 2003's The Love Below and the Prohibition-era revivalism of Idewild , André 3000's detour into musical Never Never Land seemed to be nearing completion. ... Full Article

Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? A plane? No, it's Sam Duckworth, who performs under the superhero-esque name Get Cape. Wear Cape. ... Full Article

One of the Best Musical Movies of All-Time that Slipped Through the Cracks Because of Summer Release and Novice Movie DirectorIdlewildBy Thomas E. Holland IIIThis film slips and slides out of the projector's gates like a thoroughbred horse on ice. ... Full Article