August Rush Movie Reviews

Here's the summary of the movie.

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician fall in love, but are soon forced to separate by Lyla's rich father. Lyla unknowingly gives up her newborn boy to an orphanage. Unknown to her, he grows up to become a musician just his parents.

The movie features-

Freddie Highmore- August Rush/ Evan Taylor

Jonathan Meyers-Louis Connelly

Keri Russell- Lyla Novacek

The movie is rated 7.5/10 on IMDb.

August Rush is a fell good movie with some fairy tale elements in it.

This movie is a master piece and must be cherished by every music lover.

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August Rush is one of those rare movies that made me dislike it, then won me back over before the end credits roll. It’s not common to see a movie accomplish that roller-coaster ride that turns me away from the picture and then picks me back up, but somehow the story manages it. Being a musician myself I am always on a look-out for movies based on a theme of music and this one is a fairly decent fair.

The odd title of the movie comes from the lead character: a young orphan who sneaks away from the orphanage to find his real parents. The kid is convinced that he is still connected to his parents through a mysterious tune that comes to him through just about anything that makes sound, so he sneaks away from the orphanage and into the big city, where he is “adopted” by Wizard(Robbin Williams), the leader of a collection of street performing children. Wizard sees the child’s gift for music, which he wants to use for his own personal gain. He renames the kid “August Rush, ” and tries to manage the kid’s career. Meanwhile, fate is reuniting August’s biological parents, a concert cellist(Keri Russell) and a rock musician(Jonathan Rhyes Myers), who actually only got together for one night eleven years ago; the night when August was conceived.

The big downside of the movie is that it is completely derivative. There is almost nothing in here that you’ve not seen before in almost identical stories. Child separated from parents, hoping something in the world will reunite them: An American Tail. Street urchins held together by a cruel gang-leader: Oliver Twist. The notion that some unseen “force” unifies the world: Star Wars. Just about everything in August Rush has been done before, but somehow, it still works and the deeper the movie gets, the more it draws you in to the point that you can look past the derivative nature of the film and enjoy it. Plus, I couldn't agree with the child playing the guitar the way he did in the movie without any formal training.

There’s no way to avoid saying it: August Rush is a “feel-good movie” with a bit of a fairy tale element with the story of the forlorn orphan seeking out his parents and finding a world of instant success along the way. Fans of sappy feel-good flicks should love it. It’s not tremendously deep, but it’s still entertaining despite the feeling that all of this has appeared before somewhere else. Even if the story lacks originality, at least the music is enjoyable.

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This movie stands absolute gr8 for those who love art. One should keep his heart in and brain out to understand it. it dose have little fantacy but the movie makes you feel.. love affection dedication. if you think by heart you might even your eyes getting wetty and hazy. its about a story of an orphan searching his parents. who were musicians. Its about feeling and doing what you feel.

Obviously science fiction and comedy lovers avoid it. music is in this movie is condidered as sole to those who love music. It shows how music drives crazy. empowers uyou with dedication. music is to listen and feel. Its every where you just need to feel it.Do watch this movie.Acting is preety Kool. some fantacy is unbelieveable but it dose happens as love and love making in first sight. well.. in total movies is good but not for all.

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"August Rush" is a very moving story of determination, fate, and maternal love. I saw this movie at its screening last year, and I wasn't disappointed. I was deeply impressed with its powerful storyline, and cast. Freddie Highmore ("Charlie and the Chocolate Factory")

Who portrays Evan/August Rush does a splendid job when delivering a moving role as an 11year old-orphaned boy with an unusual ingenious and spontaneous musical gift whose very young life is driven by fate. While I believe this story tends to a bit unbelievable, it’s the heart of the matter that counts here, love, and determination wins the hearts of “August Rush” audiences.

Academy award wining Director Kirsten Sheridan presents a vivid portrait of an orphaned boy who travels to New York in search of his parents portrayed by Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. In this story a young boy  encounters the most oddest circumstances of fate. First he encounters an unscrupulous self serving musician (Robin Williams), then an inner-city church that uncovers his prodigy of music, a gift that leads him to the prestigious Juliarts School of music, and a chance at conducting an orchestra of chamber music.

Robin William’s brings on a little taste of “Oliver Twist” in his role as a fiendish musician who exploits talented runaway kids that are musically inclined by housing them in an abandoned theater in exchange for their performances, and financial gains on the streets of New York City.

“August Rush” is an unusually good movie with a peculiar rendition of Charles Dicken’s “Oliver Twist.” Lead actor Freddie Highmore is adorable in his lead role as August Rush outfitting a moving and heartwarming role along with Robin Williams whom plays a frightfully serious role. “August Rush” is definitely worth a look-see.

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When I got recommendation from my friend to watch this movie, I went to rotten tomato.com for reading the reviews and I was shocked to see that movie got mostly the negative reviews so I hesitated before watching this movie, but after the first 10 minutes I knew I will enjoy "August Rush". Everything is about that immortal hope and the simple music life offers you daily, the kind of music you just have to stop in the middle of the park and listen to, listen like you will never hear anything again.

I will say that if you still have an inner child and an imagination that has not been beaten out of you by the "practical and mature" world, then you will love this movie. If you've ever questioned the impact of music on emotion, August Rush is a must-see that will bury any doubt for all time.

Plot: Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) is an orphan who is just convinced that he can hear his parent's music that they do want him and he goes out to find them. Lyla (Keri Russell) and Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Evan's parents, were two young people who found a strong connection and had a one night stand, but Lyla's father (William Sadler) takes her away from Louis and when a horrible accident happens, Lyla's father lies to her telling her that her baby died, but behind her back puts the baby up for adoption. Evan is set to find his parents but come across a musical group of kids, who are making money for Wizzard (Robin Williams), when Evan plays music, it's magical, and Wizzard exposes Evan giving him a new name, August Rush and makes money off of him. But when Lyla finds out about her son being alive, she goes to New York to find him, Louis starts thinking about Lyla and finds out where she lives, Chicago, but when he finds out she's gone, he goes to New York to relive his band days, instead they find each other and the musical genius their love created.

Acting: Freddie Highmore is as much a child-actor prodigy as August Rush is a musician; he’s truly in a class of his own whose facial expressions alone carried more emotion than any screenwriter's words could.. He reportedly mastered the guitar and conducting for further authenticity.

Russell and Rhys Meyers, meanwhile, add a classy touch of adult to the story with their opposites-attract arc. Russell borders on too pristine and precious at times and Rhys Meyers is written as the stereotype of Irishmen, but they make you believe in the commonality of music as a matchmaker.

Williams, however, misfires with his depiction of the somewhat ambiguous Wizard. It is unclear whether he is a reincarnated pirate or just a well-traveled New Yorker, and Williams plays him with that lack of clarity, but kids will laugh nonetheless when the actor gets loud and hyper.

Terrence Howard, as a concerned social worker, and Mykelti Williamson, as a pastor, turn in solid supporting performances, while young Jamia Simone Nash may incite standing ovations with her singing.

 Direction :The concept of August Rush is most certainly aimed towards those too young to discern between realism and fantasy, but at least director Kirsten Sheridan doesn’t patronize kid viewers the way most preteen movies do. Just as impressive as the film’s omnipresent music—both “found” (basketball dribbles, etc.) and orchestrated—is the look of a somewhat magical Manhattan that is as fun for kids as it is mildly scary.

Music:    **Now coming to the part which I liked most was the marvelous music. For the first time after Titanic, I downloaded a soundtrack of a movie and couldn't be happier. The lyrics, the music, the singing everything is superb. After watching this movie I can feel music in each and everything, be it a running motor or guys playing basketball or plants moving in the air. Composer Mark Mancina spent over a year and a half composing the score of August Rush and its worth it. This will make you fell that music is everywhere you just have to feel it. And it also defines the nature of Evan when someone asked Evan: do you like music, he replied “more than food”.

The main title track of movie says“Sometimes the world tries to knock it out of you, But I believe in music the way that some people believe in fairy tales”.

The song “Moondance” sung by Jonathan Rhys Meyers with mouthorgan music in the background depicts the perfect emotion of love “*Well, it's a marvelous night for a Moondance, With the stars up above in your eyes, A fantabulous night to make romance 'Neath the cover of October skies And all the leaves on the trees are falling To the sound of the breezes that blow And I'm trying to please to the calling Of your heart-strings that play soft and low ”

The song “Break” sung by Steve Erdody and Jonathan Rhys Meyers himself shows the perfect emotion of loosing someone you never wanted. It goes as“Oh, once you’re here you’re never gone I fall from in out the cold, A piece of me that I can’t hold I love you as I loose you more, I break outside this open door, Catch me as I wash away.” **I am having short of space but I will say that all the songs and music in the movie is superb.

The best music score is “Bari Improv” when Evan first time plays the Guitar at Wizard’s place (written by Mark Mancina and Kaki King, Performed by Kaki King).  I watched this scene for almost 25 times. It’s awe-inspiring.

My verdict: Personally, I loved the story. And the music was amazing. I had goosebumps throughout the entire movie. In fact, there was probably so much emphasis on the music that there was less character development than a lot of people would like. I liked this element of the movie, though, as it requires you to read between the lines. Not even the ending is handed to you nicely wrapped and on a platter. There's no wrap-up dialogue or epilogue sequence, just the audience's own inferences. Hence, if you don't have an imagination, you should stay home. I would easily give four and half stars out of five.

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