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Studio: Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy • Drama
Street Date: March 11, 2008
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Number of Discs: 1
MPAA Rating: PG
Cast: • Keri Russell
• Robin Williams
• Terrence Howard
• Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
• Freddie Highmore
• William Sadler
Running Time: 113 minutes
Format: Standard

DVD Specs: Video: Widescreen 2.40:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Standard 1.33:1 Color

Audio: ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC], SPANISH: Dolby Digital Surround, FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround

Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Special Features: Additional Scenes
Version: Standard
Store Exclusives: N/A
Review: Freddie Highmore having conquered the world of film decided to throw his hat in the ring to take over the music biz. "When Freddie saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer." (*ahem* The benefits of a classical education.)

Ok kidding aside every once in awhile a child actor comes along that just blows your mind with the depth of talent in such a small frame. Remember that freaky kid who could see dead people? Perhaps that other one who took in a homeless alien and fed it candy and got it drunk? That other one who turned into Darth…wait lets skip that one. Many of these talent little munchkins don’t last or fall to ruin, after all the brightest star burns twice as bright and half as long.

Freddie Highmore seems, well different from those others. He’s picking roles for kids but he’s also snagging some roles that are just outside the normal kiddie fare and at the same time keeping himself fresh and new. Smart kid, and probably a really really smart agent. Freddie seems like he’s gunning to become the next Christian Bale, and more power to him we need more Bale and less Lohan’s out there.

Ok enough rambling from my sleep deprived mind lets talk about August Rush; while the film is by no means perfect or able to avoid cheesy trappings it’s an interesting little flick about the relationship between family, the music all around us, and inherited talent.

Does having musically gifted parents give someone an edge over the rest of us? Possibly just take a look at Norah Jones, now that she’s acting she’s a triple threat of talent and beauty…mmmm Norah Jones…oh sorry got distracted. Any way it’s not a question I can answer myself since I have no musical talent at all (except on Rock Band….BENSON’S ANIMAL FARM RULEZ!!), the movie suggests this idea through the brilliant acting of little man Highmore. You see he’s got a talented rocker Dad and a classical cellist for a Mother….but before you say he’s a product of his environment..wait he’s an orphan! But his mind is bent on finding his parents and he somehow knows music will help him along the path.

The movie is split into three parts, Evan/August (Freddie Highmore), Lyla (Keri Russel), and Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) as they keep circling each other but never manage to connect the dots on the sheet music.

It’s all kept pretty light and upbeat except when Evan hooks up with The Wizard (Robin Willams) who is running his own music program making kids perform on the streets to earn him cash. It’s a strange part of the film because The Wizard bounces back and forth between being just an eccentric oddball to whack job with a dark side.

Warts aside the performance laid out by Highmore and the music is just damn good and astounding. Since it’s a family film of course you get the ultra cheesy super dooper happy ending (not THAT kind of happy ending…you are thinking of August Bush…different film people!)

Perhaps music is the universal language? This movie certainly suggests it and I’m inclined to agree since it also seemed to work out pretty well in Close Encounters.

Overall: Worth checking out for some light fare with the family unit.
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Rating: 3.5 Stars

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