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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569763685
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 147
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Description:
There’s music in the wind and sky. Can you hear it? And there’s hope. Can you feel it? The boy called August Rush can. The music mysteriously draws him, penniless and alone, to New York City in a quest to find – somehow, someway – the parents separated from him years earlier. And along the way he may also find the musical genius hidden within him. Experience the magic of this rhapsodic epic of the heart starring Freddie Highmore (as August), Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams. 'I believe in music the way some people believe in fairy tales,' August says. Open your heart and listen. You’ll believe, too.
Amazon.com:
Music has long been considered a universal language with the power to bring people together, but can the simple act of playing music possibly unite a child with a mother and father who live in two different cities and don't even know of the child's existence? Having shared one extraordinary night, classical cellist Lyla Novacek (Keri Russell) and Irish singer and songwriter Louis Connelly (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) were a union meant to be that was torn apart by circumstances and a protective father (William Sadler). After eleven years, both Lyla and Louis have given up performing only to find that they are unhappy and searching for a sense of fulfillment that will ultimately lead both artists back to music and performing. Evan (Freddie Highmore) is an 11-year old orphan who's grown up hearing music in everything around him and is convinced that his real parents want him and will find him with the help of music. Driven by his innate musical genius and a powerful compulsion to perform before the world, Evan runs away from the orphanage and is initially taken in by a street man known as Wizard (Robin Williams) who encourages his musical talent and renames him August Rush and, later, by a local priest who arranges for August to receive a Julliard education. August is a child prodigy who excels beyond even the wildest expectations and earns the opportunity of a lifetime--a chance to perform in front of an enormous audience in New York's Central Park. The question is; can his performance possibly reach the audience August really craves? While elements of this film are completely unbelievable (take August's instant prowess on the guitar or his immediate and sophisticated grasp of musical notation and musical theory), the message of the universality of music and the notion that 'the music is all around us, all you have to do is listen' is both compelling and powerful. --Tami Horiuchi
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Mozart Under My Bed
I wish Freddie Highmore was a better actor, otherwise I could have really fallen for this picture in a big way, but perforce the screenplay had to keep returning from more interesting byways to focus on August's plight, and my heart sank each time. Funny thing too, for I used to like seeing Freddie in his other films: maybe he just isn't up to this particular part, for all he does here is widen his eyes with inexpressible delight every time he hears *music,* and then, as if that wasn't enough, those ... Read More
Rating:  - DESSERT FOR THE "INNER CHILD"
Too many Amazon reviewers give away too much detail and ruin the potential viewing experience for one and all who take the time to read their reviews. This is a movie for the inner child - drop all pretense of being adult and rational - just relax and enjoy this movie that was meant as a pleasant diversion. Every actor does a great job, the music is wonderful, the movie was beautifully filmed and the story is entirely plausible to all of us who "let our child out to play" while watching this very special ... Read More
Rating: - A magical movie
The title didn't attract me at first, but I read a few reviews of this movie and was intrigued. After watching it, I found it to be a wonderful (if predictable at times) story, with elements of Oliver Twist and a moving story of love, betrayal, the search for love, love found, and a happy ending. Those are all the elements I need to be completely satisfied with a movie! I actually rented this movie, then after seeing it, went and bought it on Blu-ray, so that was another sign that it's one of my favorites. ... Read More
Rating:  - Loved it!!
This is a great movie. Heartwarming and touching. I see the negative reviews and also see people trying to be Siskel and Ebert. Yes maybe a little predicting but who cares. Overall it's got great actors including the colorful Robin Williams, great music and a fantastic ending. So if your not into disecting movies to death then I would give this one a try.
Rating: - Ridden with Cliches, but still Moving
"August Rush" is the kind of film that everyone says you HAVE to watch, as it will 'change your life'. Despite being a fairly new release, it has achieved some sort of cult status on the home video circuit, and I predict that in a few years it will be up there with 'Field of Dreams' as a constant seller on DVD.
That said, I am not one for sappy mediocrity and obvious sentimentality, and this movie has loads of it. From the opening five minutes to the absolutely useless climax (yes, I know it worked ... Read More
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Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0012569763685
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 147
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007