August Rush

Pros: Wonderful Cast. Good story.
Cons: Some things not the most realistic.

Freddie Highmore is a very talented young actor and he has the potential for a long, successful career. Hopefully he will be able to make the transition to adult roles successfully once he is older. I loved him in ...

Pros: great music, nice cinematography
Cons: dialog?  what dialog?  so-so acting

August Rush, a romantic movie with a clear love of music has gotten rather polarized responses from audiences- often running head to head with viewers who belittled the movie for being trite and others who love it dearly for all the musical appreciation ...

Pros: great cast, exceptional musical score, heartfelt story, characters draw you right in
Cons: none

Evan Taylor is an orphan who has been living at a home for boys for more than 10 years, pining for the day when he can finally meet his parents. Evan has a connection through sound, which he hears all the time, and which convinces him that if he can ...

Pros: Concept in general, tone, pacing, acting
Cons:

While some of the music is good, it is mostly incomplete

It is rare for this reviewer to watch a film I know will probably drown me in sap, but mood calls for it from time to time. < p> I also a sucker for music, so put them together and when the taste for sap occurs and there is such a film, I rsquo;ll ...

Pros: Highmore, wonderful way it lets us hear the world August does
Cons: might seem too far-fetched to some

Is it mere coincidence that August Rush, the musical fairy tale directed by Kirsten Sheridan, stars two actors who have previously played unconventional versions of Peter Pan? Maybe. But the echoes seem to be there, with Robin Williams playing ...

Pros: Some decent music, conceptually interesting, good dialogue, enjoyable.
Cons: Sluggish, weak characters, sappy sweet, unbelievable.

I had serious problems when watching August Rush.  The underlying story was hard enough to accept...talk about amazing coincidences stacking up.  But that was the general concept behind the film...something like the stars lining ...

Pros: Photogenic actors, wacky Robin Williams and a great soundtrack
Cons: Too perfect characters, predictable story, required no imagination

I watched this movie partly against my will, but sat through it with my husband mostly to see how it would end and also to hear more of the compositions in the soundtrack. The movie didn't exactly disappoint since I already had pretty low expectations ...

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This is a strange mixture of Romeo & Juliet along with Oliver as we bring together Lyla, uber-rich and talented cellist, and Louis, equally talented street-smart, bass player.  Lyla plays in the ultra chic venue and Louis plays in smoke filled ...

Pros: A modern fairy tale which will resonate with you if music is something you love.
Cons: It may be seen as a bit vague and certainly, to some, unreal and unappealing.

August Rush is a film for those people who love music. And when I say love music, I mean REALLY love music. This, in fact, may be the best movie ever made about the love of music.As a story, it is really a kind of modern fairy-tale. That ...

Pros: enchanting, uplifting, and engaging tale
Cons: not realistic enough for some viewers

You know what music is? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe, a harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars." ~ Wizard   Once upon a time, there were ...

Pros: Ubeleivable music weaves through a story of love and hope.
Cons: Will rip the tears from you.

August Rush (2007) Directed by Kirsten Sheridan Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) is a brilliantly talented cellist. Her life is consumed by the practice of her art; a fact strengthened by her father Thomas (William Sadler). So when she goes out ...

Pros: Strong performances by Russell, Rhys Meyers, Highmore and Williams, beautiful cinematography
Cons: Flawed script, weak ending, needs editing

August Rush, directed by Kirsten Sheridan (daughter of Jim Sheridan, In America), tells the tale of a lonely orphan (Freddie Highmore, Finding Neverland) who happens to be a musical prodigy (quite possibly an autistic savant). Lost ...

Pros: The musical sound track is great.
Cons: The plot line is a bit weak.

AUGUST RUSH If any of you who are reading this might already know, the vast majority of my reviews have to do with musical equipment of one type or another. However, I was so entertained by this movie that I just felt the urge to write and tell my ...

Pros: Music, acting, writing, passion
Cons: Requires a great deal of disbelief suspension

"August Rush" is the story of a boy with an incredible gift (Freddie Highmore) using that gift to seek out his parents. By default, it is their story, too. In the spring of 1995, Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) are ...

Pros: Great acting, great message, fantastic music, very entertaining
Cons: None

Quick Facts: Rating: PG (for some thematic elements, mild violence and language) Run Time: 113 minutes Bonus Features: Yes Starring: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and ...

Pros: Lush soundtrack
Cons: Slow-moving in places, quiet

When Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) first meet, they are instantly and intrinsically connected by their love of music. She's a classical musician, trained at Juilliard; he's the lead singer for a once-popular rock ...

Pros: A magical story and wonderful score.
Cons: None.

I try really hard not to read reviews of movies before I've seen them. For one, I seem to always disagree with the more vocal critics. But more importantly, movies are subjective and each of us brings our own baggage and personalities to the movie which ...

Pros: Evan's hope
Cons: None!

“The child must know that he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him. - Pablo Casals Every person is born with an innate quality ...

Pros: Great feel-good movie, good pacing to help you forget about the world around you.
Cons: The first-half is a bit slow/clunky in pacing, but give it a chance.

Of course there is music in this movie, and not magic in the traditional sense of sorcery and spells. But the magic comes with how you feel after this movie. Granted, if you don't take it too seriously (it's a movie after all), and if you let the ...

Pros: passionate story about wanted to be accepted, love, loss, music, & inspiration
Cons: a little hard to belive, predictable, a little overly dramatic

August Rush manages to capture a lot of emotion and life struggle as it deals with the issue of losing a child, losing a love, mentoring, the passion of music, and wanting to find the one place in the world where you feel you belong, to one little boy, ...

Pros: great story, great cast, I love this movie!!
Cons: not a one

Wow....when I decided to watch this movie I figured, hmmm, I will sit and enjoy 2 hours of watching eye candy, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, it sounded like a plan to me. I never realized what a wonderfully played out movie I would be viewing. August Rush, is ...

Pros: Wonderfully acted and powerful movie about the music of your heart.
Cons: A little predictable and slow in parts.

***Spoiler alert*** I was asked to include this by an advisor...I tried to be vague about the ending but I guess I missed the mark on the rest...still a great flick! Enjoy, dvlish What an excellent way to end my weekend. I missed August Rush in the ...

Pros:

inspirational, heartwarming, family friendly, and overalla great movie

Cons: Left you wanting more without having a second part.

This movie is pure art!! the music in this movie was awesome I purchased the soundtrack the day after I watched the movie. I laughed and cried watching this movie. This movie makes you want to grab a guitar and learn how to play it and play you heart ...

Pros: Fantastic music, love story, life in general
Cons: None

“August Rush” was a fantastic movie; it will attract audience of all age groups. It is a love story, a child’s story, an orphan story . . . it is everyone’s story because the characters’ life and problems are very real in the sense ...

Pros: Great music, heartwarming.
Cons: Is the beginning PG for kids?

THE PLOT As you begin to watch this movie, possible with kids, you may ask yourself “Is this PG?” Because at first, it doesn’t seem like it. The boy’s parents fall in love but are then separated. The mother was told to give the baby up, but she ...

Pros: Nothing
Cons: Story, acting, psychic power

Only a psychedelic experience could delude you into believing that all three actors hold a bond so powerful that it's PSYCHIC! So terribly psychic is this bizarre trance that child from womb, without having known the parents, become strangely linked ...

Pros: What would happen if Mozart wanted to perform a symphony as a child?
Cons: I wish that the Rahpsody were longer and more diverse.

This is truly one of the best films to come out of Hollywood in many a year. One must have the imagination, heart, and soul of a child awakening to the world around him, or her, without fear of reprisals. It tells the story of a gifted child that stood up to the world around him to hold on to his basic beliefs that the world would be OK and that he had something to offer. Yes, the music is all around us and only some of us will listen.......

Pros: A movie the family can watch and enjoy together.
Cons: I found no cons in this movie.

August Rush was a very entertaining movie. It takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride along with the talented young actor Freddie Highmore.

This movie moved you as the journey of an orphaned prodigy (Highmore) searches for his parents and for the first time encounters the ups and downs of the real world outside of the orphanage.

The scores in this movie are just as moving and beautiful as the movie itself. This is a must see family movie.

Pros: Great cast, great plot, great soundtrack, great realism, great philosophy
Cons: No cons

I found this to be an awesome movie. My seven year old son watched it at least a dozen times. Freddie's character was perfect. Terence Howard provided a continuity thread. Keri Russell very convincing too. Freddie's "guardian angel" the little girl who was his champion has an exquisite voice and caused me to get the August Rush Soundtrack. Even Robin Williams' dark side was a nice contribution.