In fact, the production values are not half bad for a company produced movie, but that doesn't shake my 'mixed bag' sort of feelings of this movie. If it had been an independent film, I would of rated it higher, since I would of respected it's production values more as the movie would of been harder to make. Mixed bag doesn't even describe it!įirst off, this movie wasn't THAT bad. Some themes in this movie are beyond all description !! And I think it's not a movie about ONE thing, only : it's a friendship movie a romance a movie about music.Īnd if the message is that there is something about us who guides us, it's not a 'pseudo-mysticism' movie, for all that. We are very attached to those characters : the little prodigy of the music the guitarist, wasting his life with an other woman the cellist, who can't play anymore even the manipulator who just want to make money with children is captivating !Ĥ.

Keri Russell and Robin Williams are very different but both are heart-moving, in a different way.ģ. Jonathan Rhys-Meyer is excellent, too, and he has a beautiful voice (perfect for the role). There is a brilliant cast : I considerate Freddie Highmore as one the best boy-actor.

It's like a religion, everyone has the right to believe in what he choose to believe.Ģ. Someone believe that the music has a power, someone don't.

It's not a matter of mysticism or things like that : it's a matter of faith. But a good story is rarely made of common events.ġ. Some people claim that it is a modern Oliver Twist, but I cannot imagine anyone asking “please sir I want some more” of this one…….sorry, I couldn’t resist.I can't understand why this movie was received badly ! For me, it's definitively one of the best movies ever ! Yes, the plot is a little bit unlikely. My sister actually loved it, but I question her credibility as she did lean over to me during the film, ask what Meyer’s accent was, and then proceed to tell me that she wants to move to Ireland. For those who are willing to suspend their disbelief to an extreme level, you may enjoy this film. The soundtrack was even remarkably well done. The performances by Freddie Highmore (August Rush), Kerri Russell (Lyla Novacek), Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Louis Connelly), and even Robin Williams (Maxwell “Wizard” Wallace) pretty good. Included, obviously, in the confusion is how a) an abandoned theatre downtown New York City even exists b) kids are living there in a little community with communist undertones without the cops making them leave within hours of arrival c) Robin Williams is not a pedophile, even though he has these kids semi-trapped in a submissive society that he rules.Īugust's (Highmore) ability to play instruments with incredible skill after, well really after nothing.he just has to pick it up, is the most believable part. You will have to see the film (rent…and not as a new release) to fully understand this, but it left me with a scrunched up face saying, “huh?” I’m not even talking her wearing his shirt, or even a tangled slip she is in the ballgown that she was wearing the night before. The two lovers meet on a rooftop, gaze longingly into eachother’s eyes, and wake up fully clothed in the morning. This film gives a whole new meaning to “unbelievable”, and adds in a little “is that how that works?” If I didn’t already know how babies were made, I would be seriously confused after seeing this film (hell, I still am confused). It was just too much (and not in a good way). What I just gave you actually doesn’t even skim the surface of all of the “stuff” that actually happens….no, there are no twists, it is simply that much crammed into 1h 40min. He finds himself in New York, becomes a busker under the “guidance” of Wizard (Robin Williams), gets in a bit of trouble……. Their son ends up in orphanage, runs away, looks for parents. She gets pregnant (I will get back to this one). The plot goes as follows (without giving the ending away, although let’s be honest, it isn’t exactly suspenseful): Good-looking musicians meet, fall in love. I will admit that I was fairly engaged in the film, but more out of confusion than anything else. Holland's Opus anyone?) however, I still carried in with me the false illusion that the film's predicted cheesiness would lose out over a great soundtrack and an engaging storyline. I will admit that I cry quite easily when a film has anything to do with music (Mr. I originally decided to see August Rush when the trailer made me cry.

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