Review of August Rush (2007) by Francisco L — 20 Sep 2014

Great movie with Freedie Higmore! Seems boring but transmit a good message and make us reflet about our lifes and the importance of the music. Great protagonist and very good screenplay!

This review of August Rush (2007) was written by Francisco L on 20 Sep 2014.

August Rush has generally received positive reviews.

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Will not be for everyone, but it works if you surrender to its lilting and unabashedly sentimental tale of evocative music and visual poetry…

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This movie was thoroughly * feel-good *. Music lovers of many ages will be able to relate to the themes in the movie…

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Slow start and took a while to build. The ending was a let down and could have been better (especially for an almost 2 hour movie)…

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A very nice little movie with a great message. I love how this kid sees music in everything...it's really cool…

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