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Idlewild is a romp, a ticket to rowdy good times.Full Review

Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly

For all its shortcomings, Idlewild also has something that few films can pull off: Moments of such pure cinematic fabulousness, breathtaking dance sequences and idiosyncratic 3-D animation flourishes that we are more than willing to forgive it for all its sins.Full Review

Teresa Wiltz
Washington Post

Achieves magic--something sorely missing from so many movies these days--and does so via a philosophy of respect, but not reverence, for what's come before it; it never recycles, it just reimagines.Full Review

John Anderson
Variety

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.Full Review

Claudia Puig
USA Today

Despite the best efforts of Barber the director, he never quite overcomes the shortcomings of Barber the writer.Full Review

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