...warmly affecting at times and almost unbearably saccharine at others.
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03/10/08
August Rush (2007)
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Reviews Counted:116
Fresh:44
Rotten:72
Average Rating:4.8/10
Consensus: Though featuring a talented cast, August Rush cannot overcome the flimsy direction and schmaltzy plot.
Theatrical Release:23-11-2007
Synopsis: AUGUST RUSH is part romance, part gentle fantasy, but this sweet drama is all heart. When young cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and rock musician Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) meet at a party in the mid... [More]
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Reviews for August Rush
It doesn't matter if you love music or inspirational stories or Robin Williams (anyone?) -- this is enough to make your teeth ache.
03/06/08
More fable than film, there is no earthly reason why August Rush should work. But it does.
02/28/08
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02/22/08
It's far-fetched and a leap of faith of Olympic proportions is required to keep abreast of the plot, but August Rush does deliver some charming moments, largely due to charismatic performances from Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
02/14/08
A lot like a conventional musical, but the story is not conventional, it is mystically romantic.
01/21/08
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01/18/08
The excellent actors and good music make you think the movie will get better as it progresses, but it never does.
01/02/08
"August Rush" is a familiar, yet entertaining experience that works mostly because of the wonderful cast and the haunting mix of music.
12/12/07
However predictable, a good ol' fashioned happy ending is always welcome. But bring a box of tissues: A good cry is to be expected as well.
12/01/07
If it weren't for the wonderful soundtrack, Nick Castle and James Hart's screenplay wouldn't have made it past the slush pile.
12/01/07
An honorable failure -- maybe even a noble one. Certainly, it's an ambitious one. But it is a failure.
11/28/07
Even the final few moments, which should have us choking up, seemed hurried and shot from the wrong angles.
11/27/07
Cloying, annoying, and absurd. And that doesn't even include Robin Williams.
11/24/07
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11/24/07
A perfect example of everything wrong about Hollywood films, "August Rush" is an obstinately perverse, hammy piece of instant-gratification cinema that weeps from the screen as so much emotional sludge.
11/23/07
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11/23/07
It doesn't really work, and looks especially messy and corny next to a beautifully simple, music-driven romance like Once.
11/23/07
...reeking heap of hogwash...
11/23/07
Saying August Rush is contrived is like saying that, in terms of continents, Asia is pretty big.
11/22/07
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