Review of August Rush (2007) by Karma K — 01 Sep 2015

A movie that you can watch over and over. One of my favorite stories.

This review of August Rush (2007) was written by Karma K on 01 Sep 2015.

August Rush has generally received positive reviews.

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I often wonder why reviewers are so desperate for us to hate a movie. It becomes offensive at times, even odious…

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By Carol H (660) on 18 Apr 2017

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 29 Feb 2016

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By Shivana M (1) on 22 Jul 2017

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By David Q (102) on 24 May 2017

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What a hilariously terrible movie! It's insanely bad, but it makes for a great ironic viewing…

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Great musical prodigy movie....Robin Williams just makes it That Much Better…

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