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Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Bad Acting and worse Bad Screenplay

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

I was completely struck by this movie and I am the type of person that doesn't remember the movie the day after seeing it. For maybe the first time ever, I would have watched this movie 2 times in a row. The characters were very interesting and the acting by the guys from Outkast, especially Andre 3000 was excellent. The music was excellent and truly added to the film. The cinematography was so interesting. Just watching the opening credits you will see what I mean. A must see for anyone!! The film follows the life of 2 friends growing up and into a life of speakeasies, bootlegging, and gangster crime. Of course they both had very different levels of involvement in it. i loved the way that the characters were able to overcome obstacles in their way to meet their true destiny

I just loved this movie. The only thing I hate is the mini cameo of Miss Cicely Tyson and the limited role of the dynamic actor Mr Ben Vereen as Percivels dad. The musical numbers were toe tapping and kept the plot moving at a pace where even in the few places where the movie slowed down you didn't mind, a must see on DVD. Outkast is one of the few rap groups out of Georgia that i enjoy, and to put some of there hit music in a movie was just delightful. I have seen Andre other movies but this was the first time I saw Big Boi other than music videos and I was in for a treat. the other actors that rounded out the cast was cast in roles that was beleiveable I give this movie 2 thumbs up!

I feel bad for everyone involved in this disaster. Very ambitious, I admit. Creative too. But oh my gosh, what a mess. I can't even begin to list the things that didn't work. I usually don't give to much credence to professional critics, but in this case i guess i should have. That's not true, I would have seen it anyway. One thing i have to comment on: Have you ever met anyone dumber that Rooster. I haven't. Paula Patton was excellent, and i thought she was great in Deja Vu also. I know they were trying something totally different here, but i think they should have gone with a more experienced and accomplished director. But really it was the script. All over the place. On the fly I'm sure. Oh well. At least I can go watch "Black Snake Moan" again. Now that's a sexy movie. Samuel L. can boogie.

This was a really solid film with some surprisingly excellent performances. I know, its basically Andre 3000 and Big Boi (Outkast) playing themselves but I really enjoying watching them act. The story is bit more on the purple rain part with Andre being the uber-talented piano player. And on top of that, it has nice visual styling. The story is basically about a club in Idlewilde, Georgia where Andre 3000 and Big Boi perform at, what seems, a nightly basic. A beautiful singer blows into town and becomes a separate story herself. Like all singers, she wants to be bigger than she currently is and perhaps Idlewilde will help achieve her goals. You have your typical bad guy performance from Terrence Howard, who always looks as if he is one reason away from killing you. So he is pretty much typecast. Nevertheless if you are going to typecast anyone as a bad guy, you might as well get the best (Howard). Like I said, a good movie, but would have been a better movie if the songs, composed for the movie, were better. I mean, at the beginning of the movie, the crowd is ravenous for Big Boi character, Rooster, to come out and perform and when he did, I was less than impress with the song. He just doesn't have the voice to "sing". He was extremely off keyed. Andre 3000, who has a better "voice", but his singing weren't all the great either. Perhaps it was his falsetto voice. I mean they are good together as Outkast, good performers, but it doesn't translate well to a musical. And the thing is, it starts out so promising with Macy Gray song performances and it all goes down here from there (song wise). None, and I do mean NONE of the songs are memorable enough to recall (unlike in films like Purple Rain, the Cotton Club, Moulin Rouge, even the South Park movie). And it was because of this "flaw" that held the movie back. If they had better song to sing, or better voices, this movie would have truly shined. Still, because of everything else in the film, the acting, the storyline, the stunning visualization, the set, the showmanship, I give this film a 7 out of 10. (well more like a 6.7 but I rounded up).