This is an ambitious movie and you need to embrace fairy tale in order to enjoy it. Some people will sob around every now and then, while others will be left completely bewildered.
The talented Freddie Highmore played August Rush. The boy grows up in the orphanage for boys. He has a special talent where he can hear music from everything around him including the corn field and the moonlight. Other boys mock him because of this and consider him as a freak.
August Rush always misses his parents and he always believes that music will lead him to them. One day, he follows the music and he ends up in New York City. It is interesting to see how he interprets the noises in the city into music. He meets with street musicians led by a guy named Wizard played by Robin Williams. Wizard guides him to explore his talent and also uses him to get money from performing on the street.
Another subplot explores the lives of August’s parents. We can see that his talent actually comes from his parents. His mother Lyla is a celebrated cellist, while his father is a guitarist and lead singer of a rock band. Lyla and Louis share one special night and get separated because Lyla’s father absolutely rejects the relationship and takes her away. There are some efforts from both to see each other, but fate does not permit. When August is born, Lyla’s father takes him to the orphanage and lies to Lyla that the child has died. Thereon, the adventure begins to reunite son, mother, and father through the sound of music.
The movie starts brilliantly, but it is spiraling downward after August arrives in New York City. For some people, the story is just too unbelievable. A mother can recognize his son even if she never meets him before. The three seem to have a telepathic capability and can sense each other even if they need a long time to be reunited. When Wizard enters the scene again near the end, it supposes to be the peak struggle, but it seems unnecessary to me.
On the good side, most of the casts performed well and they are also likable, even the characters who only appear briefly. Freddie Highmore is good as usual, this kid is just talented. When August imagines his music, the scene is always interesting. Unfortunately, even for me, the movie is also too “magical”. I accept it if the movie intends to be a fantasy, but here, the movie wants to be real. I will give it a lower score if it is not because of Freddie Highmore.
These following links will give you further information concerning this movie:
- IMDB: August Rush.
- August Rush official website.
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