A Disappointing Continuation

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

few slices of Dickens. a lovely story. music. and great story. about vocation and about hope. about the force of music. and about the art. about an entire state of soul. impressive. and remarkable eulogy of freedom and the courage to do the right choice. August Rush is unique. because it seems be the classic sad story with the perfect end, a fairy tale in modern rhythm. or, just a lovely trip across the beauty circles. so, a great film. not perfect, not the desired masterpiece. only a great film. about the science and fascinated science. to be yourself.

Very superficial; appeared to be a movie made for children. Evan, child musical prodigy is searching for his parents. He hears music everywhere he goes from the surrounding environment. He can instantaneously play a guitar, a pipe organ; write a symphony. It's obvious that adult hands are playing instruments when close up is shown of Evan playing an instrument. Plot moves along so fast, skipping details which is why it is perfect for a child. Actor who portrays Evan basically smiles and says "no"; that's pretty much the extent of his dialogue through the entire film. The very end, when his parents come together and see Evan on stage, the film ends. No scene with him re-uniting with parents; nor are we given the gratification of what caused their separation in the first place. Cool idea and would have been a good film if not so poorly executed.

I read some of the reviews of this movie on here saying it was a bad movie with bad actors but they are wrong! It's a great moving story! The characters have a full background so you know who they are and where they came from. The actors fit their parts just right . They were a perfect pick for this movie! Keri Russell did very good at making you see what she was feeling. Freddie Highmore was just awesome as Evan. He makes you want to stop & listen to the music in everything! Jonathan Ryhs Meyers fit the part to a tee! I enjoyed watching it all the way thru!! Brought tears to my eyes . Just an awesome ending !! You will really love it , but have the tissues ready .

"August Rush" is the most magical story I've seen in years. It also has some of the biggest plot holes I've seen in years. But in the end I have to say the magic triumphs, and if you watch this movie you'll probably enjoy it IF you are aware of a few things up front.First, this must be treated as a fairytale. That is, just as we accept that a big bad wolf can talk and a family of bears can cook porridge, we must make some large allowances for this film if we are to accept it.I won't go into too much detail what these errors/allowances are (other IMDb members have already compiled quite a list in the goofs section), but if you are a musician, particularly a classically trained one, you'll need some serious suspension of disbelief. The story is predicated on the idea that a young boy is a musical prodigy. That's fine, but this kid is downright supernatural. If you can accept that he can see a guitar for the first time and immediately rock out like Stanley Jordan, then you're OK. If you can accept the notion that he leafs through a 1st grade music book for 10 seconds and immediately knows advanced musical theory (the equivalent of leafing through a basic arithmetic book and suddenly knowing calculus), then you're halfway there. And if you can accept that he has the power to change into a tuxedo faster than Clark Kent can put on his blue tights, then you're gold.OK, enough cynicism. If you can get past all of that, then "August Rush" is really a wonderful and original story that will charm your pants off. Very loosely based on Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist", it's the story of an orphan in search of his parents. But this story revolves around the intangible power of music to draw people together. I've never heard of any story that makes such a powerful & moving metaphor for the power of music, and like I said up front, this powerful metaphor was enough for me to lose myself in the fantasy of it all. I probably would've fallen into it more readily if someone had told me to expect a fantasy. But instead I was halfway expecting realism, making much of the movie hard to swallow. Well now you've been warned, so go into it expecting a dreamlike fairytale and just let yourself be swept away by the magic.A word of admiration for the late, great Robin Williams who plays a very complicated role here: a man who is basically a good guy but prone to inexcusable bouts of selfishness and violence. Not a particularly charming character but a memorable one, played with great skill.