Comments on: Idlewild (2006) http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/ Look, Ma! No pants! Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: External reviews for Idlewild (2006) http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-49392 External reviews for Idlewild (2006) Wed, 24 Jan 2007 08:18:24 +0000 http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-49392 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] External reviews for Idlewild (2006) Variety.com Badmouth.net [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> Kramer auto Pingback[...] External reviews for Idlewild (2006) Variety.com Badmouth.net [...]

]]> By: Déjà Vu (2006) » Badmouth http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-37159 Déjà Vu (2006) » Badmouth Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:01:17 +0000 http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-37159 [...] He hooks up with Val Kilmer, who probably did not gain all that weight for this role, whose some kind of FBI cop with a crazy gizmo that can look exactly four and a half days into the past, and lets them see anywhere, including through walls — giving them a chance to figure out who the bomber was by watching the crime unfold. Only, Washington has figured out that the murder of a beautiful young woman in the hours before the blast must be tied in to the big case, so they spend most of their time watching Paula Patton (the most likable part of “Idlewild”) walk around her apartment in her lingerie. [...] [...] He hooks up with Val Kilmer, who probably did not gain all that weight for this role, whose some kind of FBI cop with a crazy gizmo that can look exactly four and a half days into the past, and lets them see anywhere, including through walls — giving them a chance to figure out who the bomber was by watching the crime unfold. Only, Washington has figured out that the murder of a beautiful young woman in the hours before the blast must be tied in to the big case, so they spend most of their time watching Paula Patton (the most likable part of “Idlewild”) walk around her apartment in her lingerie. [...]

]]> By: Jim Gleeson http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-15985 Jim Gleeson Tue, 29 Aug 2006 06:49:41 +0000 http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-15985 This movie would have been a lot better had it been MORE like Moulin Rouge and actually incorporated say...Motown music into the 1930's style. I just don't think it ever got it's footing. It was too dramatic to be taken seriously as a musical (as well as morose) And too much of a musical to be taken seriously as a drama. The flask was funny at times, but became very annoying. I also didn't like how in the early production numbers it was hard to hear the rapping/singing. The album is decent. I liked Andre Benjamin in his role in "Be Cool" and he was even okay in "The Four Brothers" but this time around it was just a lot of stylized visual effects that go nowhere. This movie would have been a lot better had it been MORE like Moulin Rouge and actually incorporated say…Motown music into the 1930’s style. I just don’t think it ever got it’s footing. It was too dramatic to be taken seriously as a musical (as well as morose) And too much of a musical to be taken seriously as a drama. The flask was funny at times, but became very annoying. I also didn’t like how in the early production numbers it was hard to hear the rapping/singing. The album is decent.

I liked Andre Benjamin in his role in “Be Cool” and he was even okay in “The Four Brothers” but this time around it was just a lot of stylized visual effects that go nowhere.

]]> By: John Marcotte http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-15699 John Marcotte Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:09:19 +0000 http://www.badmouth.net/idlewild-2006/#comment-15699 Disappointing. I went and saw "Invincible" tonight, and other than the fact that everyone has seen this movie a hundred times already, it was pretty good. Formulaic, but a nice crowd pleaser that has it's heart in the right place. Disappointing.

I went and saw “Invincible” tonight, and other than the fact that everyone has seen this movie a hundred times already, it was pretty good.

Formulaic, but a nice crowd pleaser that has it’s heart in the right place.

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