Staring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russel,Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Robin Williams, and Terrance Howard.
August Rush is an endearing film about a boy who is a musical prodigy compared to the likes of Mozart. August Rush, played by Freddie Highmore from finding neverland, is put an orphanage when he was born. His mother Lyla got pregnant from a magical night spent with Irish Rocker Louis.
Lyla, a Cello prodigy, has an overprotective father who is concerned with her music career above anything else. After a horrible car accident while pregnant, her father that took her baby away when she gave birth and said he died. The movie revolves on the search for her son after she learns that he is alive.
Music is the main character of this movie. Music ultimately is heard everywhere for August and its in his heart. It's the music that leads him to find his parents. It was an endearing film like I said but it lacked depth in the characters. Aside from August and the Wizard, played by Robin Williams, the other characters don't seem to have any depth. Russell was very stiff and blank but I warmed up to her in the end. Terrance Howard's character must have been a last minute addition.
The movie was good in the essence of message that it conveys. Music transcends any barriers and it speaks louder than voices its in our hearts.
It's definitely a DVD rental but do rent it.
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