August Rush (2007)
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Cast
as Evan Taylor/August Rush
as Lyla Novacek
as Louis Connelly
as Richard Jeffries
as Maxwell 'Wizard' Wallace
as Thomas Novacek
as The Dean
as Arthur
as Rev. James
as Nick
as Marshall
as Hope
as Professor
as Lizzy
as Mannix
as Steve
as Jennifer
as Peter
as Megan
as Backbeat
as Roller Ball
as Feedback
as Joey
as Bill
as Club Manager
as Receptionist
as Cop
as Old Neighbor
as Frank
as Driver
as Record Executive
as Apartment Owner
as Orphanage Kid
as Orphanage Boy
as Policeman
as Child Guitar Player
as Gospel Solist
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Gospel Singer
as Street Sound Circle Member
as Street Sound Circle Member
as Street Sound Circle Member
as Street Sound Circle Member
as Street Sound Circle Member
as Street Sound Circle Member
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Critic Reviews for August Rush
All Critics (124) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (78) | DVD (9)
A music box trying to pass itself off as an orchestra.
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.
Even the final few moments, which should have us choking up, seemed hurried and shot from the wrong angles.
This inspirational drama gets three stars for oddity value alone.
August Rush will not be for everyone, but it works if you surrender to its lilting and unabashedly sentimental tale of evocative music and visual poetry.
Exuberantly bad and strenuously preposterous.
Audience Reviews for August Rush
Touching. Great music.
Super Reviewer
A good hearted film with some great music, great performances, but a very terrible ending that almost ruined it for me.
Super Reviewer
Now, okay. I understand that this is a film that loves music (and I can see that), but, one problem I have with some films is the crime they commit of taking a plot that has been used over and over again and just rehashes it without adding anything new. Sadly, for August Rush, this is the truth. The acting in this film is, actually wonderful. Freddie Highmore is wonderful as ever, but even his acting can not really save this film. The script is basically a modern telling of Oliver Twist, just added a love of music. Now, if the script only worked on the love of music and cut the rest of it out, then this film would have been better. But, it had to have a sappy love story thrown in. Now, the main reason, if any, to see this film would have to be the film's score. I mean, it is just wonderful to hear all the music in the film and it would have worked well if the film only dealt with Evan (Freddie Highmore) being a music prodigy. Now, the direction of this film is rather slow. I mean, it could have been much faster paced and it does drag for a while. Overall, I only recommend this film if you are into cliche films or just really good film scores.
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August Rush Quotes
| Evan Taylor/August Rush: | I believe in music the way some people believe in fairytales. |
| Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace: | music is everywhere. |
| Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace: | Music is everywhere. |
| Louis Connelly: | How long you been playing? |
| Evan Taylor: | Six months. |
| Louis Connelly: | Six months? How'd you learn to play like that in six months? |
| Evan Taylor: | Julliard. |
| Evan Taylor: | Listen. Can you hear it? The music. I can hear it everywhere. In the wind... in the air... in the light. It's all around us. All you have to do is open yourself up. All you have to do... is listen. |
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