![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Seriously, he goes back to visit and a guy in the band punches him, then he decided to rejoin to band that only existed because he was a part of. The father who returns to the band where he was bullied and punched in the face. But the general interactions of characters didn't make sense. I was okay with excepting that music is magic. By your standards any person on the street is capable of writing a fairy tale story. The first lines of the movie had me laughing, by the end I wanted to cry, vomit, and leave. People fall in love, people come together. But you can't ignore the fact that this movie is a copy of every other fairy tale ever made. Well can't that be said about any crappy movie that exists? If you ignore the elements that make the movie terrible, well then the movie is ok. The argument you make is that if you ignore how illogical the movie is than it's enjoyable. The acoustic song by the father that the movie kept coming back to was the most generic and sappy song I've heard. So first of all the music in the movie itself was bad. It will remind you there is good in the world. In the end, August Rush is a film to see now, while it's fresh and in the theatres. The music department really comes through, creating the necessary soundscape to make this a complete movie. As a movie about the music which surrounds us all, the soundtrack had to be superb and in this, the filmmakers did not fail. He tries, but has a very hard time over-coming his smirk to really turn in the credible performance of which we know he is capable.įinally, though, something should be said about the soundtrack. The only misstep in casting is Robin Williams. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is understated and calm, in a role which could have easily gone the other way and Freddie Highmore, with his angelic smile, makes you believe he can really feel the music. Keri Russell, who turns in her second magical performance of the year ( Waitress was the first), is rapidly becoming a reason to see a film. Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers also star as August's musical parents in August Rush. Director Kirsten Sheridan feels slightly shaky behind the camera, at times letting the reality overtake the fantasy she has created but, as this is only her second feature, I'm sure this is just a matter of her experience not being up to the task set for her by her creative vision. Now, on to what I'm paid to do… the technical aspects of the film are slightly lacking. If you let it, August Rush will fill you with a bit of the magic of the world. There are logic problems, sure, and the willing suspension of disbelief is necessary but it is well worth it. You, as an audience member, need to simply accept and let the film flow over you. In this way, it invites you to be a part of the magic. It wears its heart on its sleeve and isn't ashamed of doing so. This film is something rare in today's cynical film scene - it's unabashedly sentimental. I will tell you this, there are few surprises but it's not about the destination - that's pretty much determined from the get go - instead it's more about the journey to get there. You need to see it for yourself to see how it all plays out. And that's as much of the plot as you're going to get from me. Freddie Highmore as August Rush and Robin Williams as Wizard bring music and magic to the screen together in August Rush.Įven makes his way to New York and falls in with Wizard ( Robin Williams), a Fagin-like Pied-Piper who awakens the prodigiously huge musical talent within the boy, renames him August Rush and looks to him to be his own salvation. ![]()
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