The Music Tells the Story
Movie Reviewer, a storyteller, A Big Giant Sap, Classic Rock Fan, music lover, a believer of fate, mother of 2
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MAR
31
2008
August Rush —
I never would have thought I could see Robin Williams in a role that would make me hate him as much as I did watching August Rush. He was downright mean ... and mean to a child. It's definitely not the Robin Williams we're used to seeing. The closest he had come to that before was when he was in Good Will Hunting.Williams takes in young kids into his care, and while it seems at the onset he has good intentions, he really doesn't. A talented musician himself, Williams takes in young homeless kids, runaways mostly, and teaches them to play music on street corners. Any money the kids make gets turned in to Williams' character.
One boy that ends up in Williams' care isn't just a street kid being taught to play music; he's a musical prodigy. An orphan all his life, he refused all attempts at being placed with a family, as he knows deep down his parents are out there looking for him somewhere. Never playing music before, he knows that it somehow holds the key to finding his parents. As he explains in the beginning of August Rush, just as some people believe in fairy tales, he believes in music. There are some major obstacles in all this, one being his father doesn't even know he exists, meaning he's not even looking. Williams' character does everything he can to stop this boy from looking, not wanting to lose his major money maker.
The great thing in all this is that the boy is right. In a great bit of fate, the music is indeed the key to everything. The boy's mother, played by Keri Russell, is a gifted cellist, and his father an Irish rock musician. They both play wonderful music separately, and for some reason only the boy can hear this music combined in his head.
There are so many surprises that come out in this story, but I won't be spoiling it here. It all works up to a great momentum that had me whispering excitedly into my son's ear every time I thought I knew what might happen next. It was truly one of those films I walked away from saying, "Wow." Now I just need another Robin Williams movie to come along where he's a nicer person again to make me forgive him.
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