Directed by Bryan Barber. Idlewild contrasts the group's hip-hop/funk/soul sound against a story based on a juke joint in the fictional Depression-era town of Idlewild, Georgia in 1935. With André Benjamin, Big Boi, Terrence Howard, Paula Patton. The percentage of Approved Tomatometer Critics who have given this movie a positive review… There were parts of it I really loved the prologue scenes, and some of the musical numbers, and then parts that just seemed to go splat on the screen. But all changes when greed, fame and murder threaten to destroy them and the joint. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Idlewild is a 2006 American musical film written and directed by Bryan Barber.The film stars André 3000 and Big Boi of the hip hop duo Outkast, and Idlewild features musical numbers written, produced and chiefly performed by Outkast. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Idlewild Critics Consensus. Idlewild (2006) on IMDb: Movies, TV, Celebs, and more... Idlewild's greatest fault is that it is really uneven in tone. At a sexy, sizzling nightclub, pianist Percival lives life by the rules, while Rooster, the club's flashy lead performer, struts his stuff on the stage.

Even having to write a semi-negative Outkast review is sad for me. A movie review by James Berardinelli For today's audiences, for whom the 1980s are ancient history, how is it possible to generate interest in a Prohibition-era period piece set in the town of Idlewild…