August Rush Reviews

With the majority of films coming out of Hollywood being dominated by sex and violence, it's refreshing to find a family friendly film like August Rush, a charming little film that is nothing more than what it pretends to be; a modern fairy tale, with an appropriately happy ending.

Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) is not your average, ordinary orphan. He is a sensitive young boy, who hears music all around him, when others hear only noise. Music is his one solace in an otherwise cold and lonely world. The story of Evan's parents is told in flashback, when his mother, a concert cellist, Lyla Novacek,...

August Rush tells the story of a 12 year old boy who having grown up in an orphanage, attempts to reunite with his birth parents through his musical instincts. He experiences the big bad world of NYC and meets some very interesting characters.His parents, both musicians, never knew of his existance due to complicated circumstances. once Lilah (Keri Russel) finds out she has a son, she too goes on a quest in search of him.

The cast includes Keri Russel, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Freddie Highmore and Robin Williams

I thought that the way the movie portrayed musical genious was phenomenal. the most cruicial...

There is such a sense of magic woven throughout the entire film. The boy is a prodigy and hears the music that is everywhere in his world. Many artists are defeated and robbed of greatness by the suppression of their unexpected genius. "Say it is not so", is so much easier for a child to chose. It has been established that most children regress in their visual art, as the criticism of peers and elders makes them doubt their talent. Only the very gifted can get lost in their own reality enough to break out of the mould and succeed with such greatness!

Anyone who has ever witnessed the cruel...

Okay, this film is very cute, but it left so many unanswered questions.

Instead of dragging the film out so long in the middle, I wish it would have shown what happened later on to each of the people who crossed paths with the main kid in the film. There were too many untied loose ends.

Also, I have seen films (or read books) that tend to be mystical or even magical that were very believable. However, I just didn't buy it in this movie.

If nothing else, the movie is worth it for the music alone... Who knew Jonathan Rhys Meyers could sing? There are also a couple of kids in the film (Leon G. Thomas...

this movie was excellent from the beginning to the almost end.  i did NOT like the end, but did not think that it affected the overall quality of the film.  i thought the child actor (i'm not sure what his name is) was amazing.  also keri russell, robin williams, and jonathan-whatever meyers  were awesome too. 

however, if you like endings that are completely believable and get mad when you don't get them (which does happen to me sometimes) this movie might not be for you.  the ending could have been made better, that's for sure.

My husband and I rarely agree on movies.  When I  suggested August Rush, it surprised me to hear him say that he was curious about it.  We saw the movie and both loved it!!  It is somewhat of a fantasy in that it is not very likely for a child to be that brilliant, or for a couple meeting under those circumstances to  be so smitten, but it gives you insight into the mind of an abandoned child and lets you imagine the best of a bad circumstance.  If you want to take a child to see this movie, you probably will not feel as though the movie is too risque for him, and it affords the opportunity...

I know it sounds cheesy, but it's true, this movie is about true love and how it will always find a way. A young boy, Evan Taylor, is put into foster care when his grandfather takes him from his mother. He grows up there, until he's about 11-12 years old and he believes that his mother and father will find him because of the music.  It's cute and it follows him as he runs away to the big city and he finds characters there that help him bring his music out. It is kind of a cheesy movie, and cutesy, but I liked it very much. I think Keri Russel and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers did a very great portrayal...

We I saw August Rush on HBO the other day I knew I had to review it. I had wanted to see this movie when it first came out but decided to wait until it came to t.v. in case I didn't like it. The only thing I regret is not watching it sooner. All of the acting is superb,  esp  Freddie  Highmore and the music is wonderful in fact now I'm going to have to buy the movie and the soundtrack to get it out of my head. I think this movie would be something that parents and children could enjoy as long as the kids aren't too little since there are some adult themes. This movie is truly uplifting and...