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August Rush
SCREENER/APPROX. 114 MINS/2007/USA PG
SCREENER/APPROX. 114 MINS/2007/USA PG
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August Rush is about a spectacularly endearing 11yr old secretly gifted musical genius child named Evan Taylor (Freddie Highmore) who is destined
to become the next upcoming prodigy the world has ever seen since Beethoven. Sadly Evan lives in a boys orphanage, where day in and day out
he is bullied and teased by the older boys. Evan, who was told his parents died in a car crash, believes that his parents are in fact still alive and
with his gift of music he can reach them through the power of music.
In flashbacks we witness that one magic night in New York City where a classical cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and popular Irish
guitarist/singer Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) meet face to face on a rooftop, which they happen to fall in love and make passionate love
to each other before spending the rest of the night in each others arms, which that same night unknowingly Evan was conceived. That following
morning Lyla awakes with the warm morning shine sun on her face, while Louis’ band mates stand around giggling and taking snapshots of the
two lovers on the rooftop. Lyla embarrassed quickly runs back to her motel in hopes that her over controlling father won’t find out she left her
hotel room to go to a party. Before running off they both agree to meet later on that day, but unfortunately for Lyla, her father Thomas (William
Sadler) puts a stop to it. Heartbroken Louis doesn’t have the heart and soul anymore to play music and becomes a businessman in San Francisco,
while out of touch with Lyla (who is now several months pregnant). Lyla’s father demands she is never to see Louis ever again, and tries to
convince her to abort the child. Lyla becomes furious and storms out of the building and in to the street, to soon be hit by a car, she soon awakes
and is told that she lost the baby by her father. Not realizing that her child (Evan) did in fact survive the accident and her father quickly signed the
adoption papers without her knowing about it. Lyla who is mentally destroyed about losing her child, also abandons her music career and moves
to Chicago to instead become a music teacher.
Going back to the orphanage home, Richard Jeffries (Terrence Howard) who is from the Department of Child Services checks in to see how Evan
and the other boys are doing. Not wanting to go into a foster home, Evan decides now is the time to set off on foot and find his long lost mother,
hoping to hear his music in New York City. Though without any money or even an instrument, Evan soon notices a strange sound he has never
heard before coming from a park, this is where meets a runaway Arthur (Leon G. Thomas III), a skilled street musician shredding a guitar in the
centre of the park. Arthur turns out to be recruited by a by Max Wallace aka Wizard (Robin Williams) who takes in runaways off the street and
makes them perform on various street corners around New York City to earn pocket money from strangers. Once he realizes Evan is a musical
genius he is quick to give him the nickname August Rush. Wizard bumps pretends to do Evan a favour by giving him the number one spot in town
the Washington Square Park so he can rake in the cash and help him look for his parents. Evan decides to tag along with Wizard and the other
runaways for the time being, while hoping to have his music heard and sooner or later run into his long lost parents arms.
Director Kirsten Sheridan's August Rush is a real warm loving, magical, tear jerking, heart throbbing movie that the whole family can sit down and
enjoy visually and appreciate the music right throughout the movie. I can honestly say I am not really keen on girly/family flicks, but my wife
hounded me to get this movie, sit down and watch it with her. So I did, and I was so shocked to listen to the ingenious scores within this movie.
The sound, I can only describe was like if they took a classical orchestra and then threw in a couple of jamming jazz rhythmic guitars; the score
simply just blew my mind.
Freddie Highmore’s character August Rush was a little tired and boring at times, but once the kid began whaling on the guitar and slapping the
string like a bongo drum, while plucking the strings, I had a smile from ear to ear. Robin Williams is a brilliant actor, as you all already know. But in
this film his character Wizard isn't really like the many other movies Williams is well known for. This character is sneaky, mean, conniving and
greedy, which made me want to reach into the television and choke the guy. Sometimes Williams went a little over the top with his character and
at times I felt he was overacting just a tad, when still the man managed to pull off a tremendous job with the role he had.
August Rush is now released on DVD (region 4) in Australia by another one of our Aussie sponsors Magna Pacific. In the DVD extras department
the DVD does contain a few Interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and of course a theatrical trailer. August Rush is also presented in
dolby digital & DTS 5.1 surround sound, which absolutely sounds mint for those with a nice home theatre speaker set up.
August Rush is a very impressive romantic fairy tale that will astound every movie watcher of all ages. As you witness the pure genius of this
movie, you'll also feel a inexplicable spiritual connection with each character, while sinking deeper into your couch as your eyes are glued to the
television. So prepare yourselves by embracing of wonder magic of a dazzling musical prodigy while being overwhelmed by a beautifully shot
scenarios in August Rush.
to become the next upcoming prodigy the world has ever seen since Beethoven. Sadly Evan lives in a boys orphanage, where day in and day out
he is bullied and teased by the older boys. Evan, who was told his parents died in a car crash, believes that his parents are in fact still alive and
with his gift of music he can reach them through the power of music.
In flashbacks we witness that one magic night in New York City where a classical cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and popular Irish
guitarist/singer Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) meet face to face on a rooftop, which they happen to fall in love and make passionate love
to each other before spending the rest of the night in each others arms, which that same night unknowingly Evan was conceived. That following
morning Lyla awakes with the warm morning shine sun on her face, while Louis’ band mates stand around giggling and taking snapshots of the
two lovers on the rooftop. Lyla embarrassed quickly runs back to her motel in hopes that her over controlling father won’t find out she left her
hotel room to go to a party. Before running off they both agree to meet later on that day, but unfortunately for Lyla, her father Thomas (William
Sadler) puts a stop to it. Heartbroken Louis doesn’t have the heart and soul anymore to play music and becomes a businessman in San Francisco,
while out of touch with Lyla (who is now several months pregnant). Lyla’s father demands she is never to see Louis ever again, and tries to
convince her to abort the child. Lyla becomes furious and storms out of the building and in to the street, to soon be hit by a car, she soon awakes
and is told that she lost the baby by her father. Not realizing that her child (Evan) did in fact survive the accident and her father quickly signed the
adoption papers without her knowing about it. Lyla who is mentally destroyed about losing her child, also abandons her music career and moves
to Chicago to instead become a music teacher.
Going back to the orphanage home, Richard Jeffries (Terrence Howard) who is from the Department of Child Services checks in to see how Evan
and the other boys are doing. Not wanting to go into a foster home, Evan decides now is the time to set off on foot and find his long lost mother,
hoping to hear his music in New York City. Though without any money or even an instrument, Evan soon notices a strange sound he has never
heard before coming from a park, this is where meets a runaway Arthur (Leon G. Thomas III), a skilled street musician shredding a guitar in the
centre of the park. Arthur turns out to be recruited by a by Max Wallace aka Wizard (Robin Williams) who takes in runaways off the street and
makes them perform on various street corners around New York City to earn pocket money from strangers. Once he realizes Evan is a musical
genius he is quick to give him the nickname August Rush. Wizard bumps pretends to do Evan a favour by giving him the number one spot in town
the Washington Square Park so he can rake in the cash and help him look for his parents. Evan decides to tag along with Wizard and the other
runaways for the time being, while hoping to have his music heard and sooner or later run into his long lost parents arms.
Director Kirsten Sheridan's August Rush is a real warm loving, magical, tear jerking, heart throbbing movie that the whole family can sit down and
enjoy visually and appreciate the music right throughout the movie. I can honestly say I am not really keen on girly/family flicks, but my wife
hounded me to get this movie, sit down and watch it with her. So I did, and I was so shocked to listen to the ingenious scores within this movie.
The sound, I can only describe was like if they took a classical orchestra and then threw in a couple of jamming jazz rhythmic guitars; the score
simply just blew my mind.
Freddie Highmore’s character August Rush was a little tired and boring at times, but once the kid began whaling on the guitar and slapping the
string like a bongo drum, while plucking the strings, I had a smile from ear to ear. Robin Williams is a brilliant actor, as you all already know. But in
this film his character Wizard isn't really like the many other movies Williams is well known for. This character is sneaky, mean, conniving and
greedy, which made me want to reach into the television and choke the guy. Sometimes Williams went a little over the top with his character and
at times I felt he was overacting just a tad, when still the man managed to pull off a tremendous job with the role he had.
August Rush is now released on DVD (region 4) in Australia by another one of our Aussie sponsors Magna Pacific. In the DVD extras department
the DVD does contain a few Interviews with the cast and crew, deleted scenes and of course a theatrical trailer. August Rush is also presented in
dolby digital & DTS 5.1 surround sound, which absolutely sounds mint for those with a nice home theatre speaker set up.
August Rush is a very impressive romantic fairy tale that will astound every movie watcher of all ages. As you witness the pure genius of this
movie, you'll also feel a inexplicable spiritual connection with each character, while sinking deeper into your couch as your eyes are glued to the
television. So prepare yourselves by embracing of wonder magic of a dazzling musical prodigy while being overwhelmed by a beautifully shot
scenarios in August Rush.
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