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AUGUST RUSH is part romance, part gentle fantasy, but this sweet drama is all heart. When young cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and rock musician Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) meet at a party in the mid 1990s, it's love at first sight, and they spend the night in each other's arms. But Lyla's father forces them apart, even though she later learns she's pregnant. Later, an accident lands Lyla in the hospital, and though her father tells her that her baby died, the child survives and is given up for adoption. AUGUST RUSH jumps to the present and begins to follow Evan (Freddie Highmore), an 11 year old who has grown up in a boys' home. As Evan embarks on a crusade to find his parents, he imagines he can communicate with them through his gift for music. His journey to New York City brings him into contact with Wizard (Robin Williams), a man eager to capitalize on the child prodigy's talent. Wizard gives Evan the name August Rush as he begins performing all over the city, but the boy's ultimate goal is to find the parents he has never met.
OK, so this movie has been out since '07 and I'm just now seeing it. So this review is a little late, but I wanted to try my had at a review, so here goes.
It was good.
Well, that was easy. Hmmm......
Maybe I should elaborate a little.
Overall, I would give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars. The plot was good, the casting was good. I did feel that the way the movie moved back and forth among the characters a little too fast. It could be confusing at times. I was also disappointed that the movie ended right when Even was reunited with his parents. I guess the director thought to leave their reunion to the viewer's imagination.
The music was pretty good. Even, of course, played the guitar and his mother the cello. I wish there had been some more scenes with just the instruments playing.
Would I see it again? Maybe. It was worth seeing it once, but I don't know about twice. Definitely a heart-warming movie, though.
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