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02/22/08
August Rush (2007)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:6
Rotten:19
Average Rating:4.4/10
Consensus: Though featuring a talented cast, August Rush cannot overcome the flimsy direction and schmaltzy plot.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Feb 21, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $31,529,568
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
1 - 12 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt'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
Top CriticEven the final few moments, which should have us choking up, seemed hurried and shot from the wrong angles.
11/27/07
Top CriticWatching this yucky emotional drama is like being sprayed with treacle from a high-pressure hose.
11/23/07
Top CriticA show-stopping compendium of clichés, bogus emotions, duff dialogue and cringeworthy performances. Yet it’s so naively idiotic that it’s hard to hate. Better just to ignore it.
11/23/07
Top CriticAugust 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.
11/22/07
Top CriticIntended as a fuzzy family fable, August plays more to the gag reflex than to the heart.
11/21/07
Top CriticAugust Rush feels like the cinematic equivalent of being stuffed with fruitcake and doused with a gallon of egg nog.
11/21/07
Top CriticI dislike sentimentality where it doesn't belong, but there's something brave about the way August Rush declares itself and goes all the way with coincidence, melodrama and skillful tear-jerking.
11/21/07
Top CriticUnapologetically preposterous, but it is a (very sweet) fairy tale and Highmore is captivating.
11/21/07
Top CriticTo describe August Rush as a piece of shameless hokum doesn’t quite do justice to the potentially shock-inducing sugar content of this contemporary fairy tale.
11/21/07
Top CriticMany of the so-called twists feel strained, though preteens are unlikely to complain, and there's nothing here to really frighten an even younger crowd.
10/23/07
Top Critic1 - 12 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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