Review of August Rush (2007) by Mauricio R — 27 Jan 2014

Sweet opening, hard journey, happy ending....

This review of August Rush (2007) was written by Mauricio R on 27 Jan 2014.

August Rush has generally received positive reviews.

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By Sunny L (33) on 03 Jul 2017

This movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is about how musicians and exceptional people see the world…

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By Mark B (2,206) on 29 Jan 2016

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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By Carol H (660) on 18 Apr 2017

While it may be imperfectly told, it works as a fairy tale. The music is wonderful and uplifting…

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By Claudia Puig (2,080) for USA Today (4,117) on 05 Dec 2015

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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By Matt C (2,668) on 31 Jan 2016

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

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By Alyssa W (48) on 18 Aug 2016

Love this movie!! A lot of it really makes sense and I can relate with :) Music is all around us…

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By Tim L (543) on 28 Apr 2018

Amazing film. Not sure what's up with the reviewers…

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By Lisa L (270) on 09 Dec 2016

This is my new favorite all-time movie of all time!!! Yes I said all time twice…

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By Wesley H (108) on 01 Aug 2018

The movie was excellent based on its theme of hearing music…

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By Mike W (1,027) on 22 Jan 2017

The music is all around us. All you have to do is listen…

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