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By Loey Lockerby (139) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 21 Nov 2007

Although Williams seems to be in another film altogether, Russell and Rhys Meyers make an attractive and believable would-be couple, and Highmore…

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By Amy Biancolli (582) for Houston Chronicle (970) on 21 Nov 2007

The goal is to drive mothers everywhere insane with the urge to rescue him and brush his hair (or the other way around), and in my case it worked…

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By Terry Lawson (645) for Detroit Free Press (942) on 21 Nov 2007

Director Kirsten Sheridan has no interest in keeping August Rush tethered to reality or toning down the sentimentality…

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By Jake Coyle (526) for Associated Press (1,685) on 21 Nov 2007

We need to break out a whole new definition of cheesiness for a film like this, augmented by fake tears and vomit gestures…

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By Donald Munro (227) for Fresno Bee (603) on 21 Nov 2007

If sentimentality were a cymbal, it'd be like having a percussionist standing right behind you and crashing every other beat…

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By Peter T. Chattaway (133) for Christianity Today (953) on 21 Nov 2007

A light, fanciful touch at times bolsters its fairy tale feel, but at times the story incorporates just enough realistic elements to drag the…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 21 Nov 2007

Think of it as a fairytale only with more of a ... oh, who am I kidding? I can't defend this…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 21 Nov 2007

Doesn't take long for the movie to reveal itself as an extremely contrived and predictable movie that tries too hard to tug on the heartstrings…

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By Prairie Miller (985) for NewsBlaze (855) on 21 Nov 2007

Before you can say one night stand, a pint sized street urchin is a big city superstar. American Idol for kids…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Maxim (189) on 21 Nov 2007

It can be admired for trying something a little different from the usual family film, but in the end, it just doesn't work. At all…

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By Matt Pais (1,519) for Metromix.com (1,085) on 20 Nov 2007

Even though August Rush is sappy, it's the kind of sweetness that everyone needs once in awhile -- like a big, honkin' ice cream sundae…

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By Bill Gibron (1,013) for PopMatters (2,617) on 20 Nov 2007

Heavy-handed, undeniably saccharine, and about as magical as a clown at a kid's party, August Rush is an implausible, pus-covered pixie stick…

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By Peter Sobczynski (1,159) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 20 Nov 2007

I must also confess my absolute astonishment and delight to discover that it is much better than the treacly nightmare suggested by the ads…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 20 Nov 2007

The abruptness of the picture as it leaps from character to character is unsettling, revealing that either Rush had a 30-hour rough cut or…

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By Willie Waffle (1,383) for WaffleMovies.com (1,380) on 20 Nov 2007

August Rush is more like the cold November Rain…

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By Anne Gilbert (23) for Filmcritic.com (3,164) on 20 Nov 2007

Manages to stay just this side of saccharine, most of the time…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 20 Nov 2007

There is a lot of talent wasted in August Rush, a would-be weeper that comes across remarkably flat…

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By Nell Minow (2,357) for Beliefnet (937) on 20 Nov 2007

Those who are willing to open their hearts to this urban fairy tale will find its pleasures, as long as they they don't think about it too hard…

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By Robin Clifford (1,670) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 Nov 2007

If you appreciate a well-crafted fantasy tale that is a showcase for its young star and its great music, then you might just like August Rush…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 20 Nov 2007

For all its patently absurd situations, its occasionally cloying characters and its naked tugs at the old heartstrings, August Rush still finds…

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