August Rush Reviews

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… read full review »

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… read full review »

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… read full review »

   This is another movie I was privileged to see as a free screening.  This movie started off fun, romantic, and kinda cute with an orphan boy who feels music all around.  It was believable up until the orphan's character (later to be known as August Rush) talked about refusing to be adopted on account of waiting for his real parents to find him through "the music."  At this point he is said to be 11.   This was the start of all the nonscence.  Now, I did cry once... but then I quickly fell back into bored mode, of unrealistic… read full review »

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. —… read full review »

Ok, I'll admit it. I may be biased toward any film involving music. Both of my daughters are huge music buffs. One is classical the other wants to play in a band. They play several instruments and are each listening to some type of music constantly. I was prepared to like this urban fairy tale and was not disappointed. — — August Rush movie is for fans who crave an emotional "they all lived happily ever after" ending. It is not for literal minded thinkers (who will hate this film). The plot is unrealistic even though there are references to the National Center For Missing and… read full review »

First of all let me say that others who reviewed this and gave it 2 or 3 stars, apparently only like reality movies. If you don't like fiction, don't watch this. But really, in "reality" how many movies can you say are realistic, since hollywood has deemed romance and love as all ooey, goey and mushy, when in reality it's not quite as feel good as they make it. Anyway, this is an awesome movie and is one of the best movies I think I have ever seen. If you love music, especially guitar, rock music and/or orchestra music, this movie is definitely for you. Yes, Robin Williams does play an… read full review »

A fantastic movie! I would highly suggest everyone see it. We were given advance screening passes to it and just went because it was free. I'm so glad we did! The acting was phenomenal! The storyline amazing and the music beautiful. We plan on seeing the movie again, buying it on DVD and getting the soundtrack. — — The story is somewhat of a spin-off of Oliver Twist. It begins with two musicians who come from very different worlds. One plays in an orchestra and the other is in a rock band. They meet, fall in love, and the girl gets pregnant. Then the real story begins. 11 years… read full review »

I went to see this movie with my cousins on Thanksgiving.  The age groups were 1 (female) 10 year old, 3 15 year olds (two boys, 1 girl), and 2 21 year olds (myself, female, and one guy).  My uncle (father of the 10 and one of the male 15 year olds) was a DJ, the 10 year old and myself are saxophonists, one of the 15 year olds and the other 21 year old play guitar, and we all love music.  We were all pretty into it except of course the 2 15 year old boys because they had to be "cool" and we were in their hometown.  The only part I didn't like was the end.  If it's… read full review »

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… read full review »

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… read full review »

This modern fairy tale contains great music, an absolutely wonderful cast, and a wonderful storyline.  The modern fairytale about a boy that is searching for his parents through the music that they are all connected to is absolutely magical.  You just get caught up in the storyline about music mystically connecting all of us.  The idea that everything is connected is not new, as there is the belief that we are all connected because of the energy that surrounds us and sound is just another form of energy.  You really feel the connection between all the characters and that… read full review »

I loved this movie.  I found it very entertaining.  The music itself was worth it.  I found it funny how one person could ruin two peoples lives, by telling his daughter that her baby had died had ruined both their lives and separated them for too many years.  Luckily they had the music to tie them together. —  The ending was a bit anticlimatic. I would have loved to see an ending where they were hugging and talking, etc.  The ending wasn't bad but I think it could have used a little more spark. —… read full review »