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Imserba Webstore - August Rush
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List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $10.09
Your Save: $ 9.89 ( 49% )
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Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Starring: Freddie Highmore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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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
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-03-11
Running Time: 113
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Summary: DESSERT FOR THE "INNER CHILD"
Comment: 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 movie.
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Summary: A magical movie
Comment: 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. There's a lot of weaving of past events with present, with wonderful performances (especially a contained one by Robin Williams). I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Loved it!!
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Ridden with Cliches, but still Moving
Comment: "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 for many viewers, but I thought it ruined the film), every scene is worked in such a way that you can't help but see the end coming from a mile away.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers is a fine looking human being, but he looked awkwardly out of place and insensitive in his role here, played out with obviously no passion. Far better is Keri Russell who plays the female lead - this is one actress who has so far been underutilized in general, and here she is no different. Freddie Highmore takes all the credit in his breakthrough performance here - its a finely nuanced performance by a young actor we should see more of.
On the surface, "August Rush" is the sad tale of a child who believes his birth parents are out there somewhere. Both his birth parents are musicians, and the child inherits their musical genius. The final scene is a spectacle, where the young boy 'brings together' his parents under a brilliant night sky, all while conducting a symphony. Its glorious, beautiful, etc, but somehow it still did not move me. I guess the really bad performances by Meyers and Russell during the last five minutes really capsized the film, which is a pity. The last scene, which SHOULD be really powerful, just comes and goes.
In the right hands, "August Rush" could have been an epic classic that could stand the test of time, and become a movie masterpiece. The way it is right now, its a sentimental middle-of-the-road film that could have been so, so much more.
Three Stars. Five Stars for the unforgettable soundtrack.
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Summary: Entertaining, Uplifting Movie. Very Well-Made.
Comment: From the writer of Academy Award winning director Francis Ford Coppola's epic masterpiece "Bram Stoker's Dracula" comes a modern retelling of "Oliver Twist," mixed with "Amadeus." This is an excellent family movie (aside from some mild language, thematic elements and brief violence). Freddie Highmore ("Finding Neverland," "Charlie And The Chocolate Factory") does a very good American accent and can cry on cue. Keri Russell ("Waitress") and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers are terrific. Robin Williams is menacing, but not quite a villain. Unfortunately, the movie ended too abruptly, hence the four out of five stars. Should've had a clear resolution. Other than that, I loved this movie. Rated PG for thematic elements, mild language and brief violence.
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