Fresh
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.
Jennifer Preyss, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
August Rush
An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
2007 · 1h 54m · PG
Drama, Family, Music
Directed by
Kirsten Sheridan
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August Rush
Overview
Evan, a musically gifted orphan, runs away from his orphanage and searches New York City for his birth parents. On his journey, he's taken under the wing of the Wizard, a homeless man who lives in an abandoned theater. After discovering his talent, the Wizard gives Evan the name "August Rush" and devises a plan to profit from his talent. Little does Evan know that his parents, Lyla and Louis, are searching for him too.
Director and cast
- Kirsten Sheridan Director
- Freddie Highmore as August Rush
- Keri Russell as Lyla Novacek
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Louis Connelly
- Terrence Howard as Richard Jeffries
- Robin Williams as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
- William Sadler as Thomas Novacek
- Marian Seldes as Dekan
- Mykelti Williamson as Reverend James
- Leon Thomas III as Arthur
- Aaron Staton Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
37%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Even the final few moments, which should have us choking up, seemed hurried and shot from the wrong angles.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
This inspirational drama gets three stars for oddity value alone.
Wally Hammond, Time Out
Fresh
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.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
Exuberantly bad and strenuously preposterous.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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