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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This DVD was sent to me as a surprise gift: when I saw what was inside the gift I was not really interested but eventually I decided to watch it
What a surprise! This film is like a dream where all impossible things are possible: where an abandoned baby is not destroyed by it but grows into a bright genial balanced boy, where that boy learns the guitar in a few hours and organ on the spot, where he ends up at Julliard in the composition class, where he writes his own music and conducts the premiere of it ....and I will not tell the conclusion as it would spoil it.
I loved it all: script, acting and of course the marvellous sound track...
So, I bought and got it sent to several friends and family as a surprise gift
So far every single person has been amazed and all enchanted by it
It fells so good to believe, for a short time, that a child can hold his destiny in his own hands; It feels so good when there is no two music categories; the " serious one" and the"trash"
Oliver danced and sung his sad life, August Rush listen and creates music in the quest of his parents.
I was also amazed by so many negative revues by professional critics; don't' they dream sometimes? Eventually a recommendation by one friend is the most enticing incentive.
I had a dream and when I woke up it felt good.
Don't rent it, own it!
What a surprise! This film is like a dream where all impossible things are possible: where an abandoned baby is not destroyed by it but grows into a bright genial balanced boy, where that boy learns the guitar in a few hours and organ on the spot, where he ends up at Julliard in the composition class, where he writes his own music and conducts the premiere of it ....and I will not tell the conclusion as it would spoil it.
I loved it all: script, acting and of course the marvellous sound track...
So, I bought and got it sent to several friends and family as a surprise gift
So far every single person has been amazed and all enchanted by it
It fells so good to believe, for a short time, that a child can hold his destiny in his own hands; It feels so good when there is no two music categories; the " serious one" and the"trash"
Oliver danced and sung his sad life, August Rush listen and creates music in the quest of his parents.
I was also amazed by so many negative revues by professional critics; don't' they dream sometimes? Eventually a recommendation by one friend is the most enticing incentive.
I had a dream and when I woke up it felt good.
Don't rent it, own it!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The story is totally implausible, Robin Williams is completely miscast and painful to watch and yet this is still one of the most beautiful and uplifting movies I have seen in a long time.
I went online and ordered the soundtrack about 30 minutes into it. If you enjoyed the music check out Newton Faulkner's 'Hand Built by Robots' he has a similar innovative style on the guitar and a a subtle humour to his lyrics you'd probably appreciate too.
Keep an open mind and watch this movie, you won't regret it!
I went online and ordered the soundtrack about 30 minutes into it. If you enjoyed the music check out Newton Faulkner's 'Hand Built by Robots' he has a similar innovative style on the guitar and a a subtle humour to his lyrics you'd probably appreciate too.
Keep an open mind and watch this movie, you won't regret it!
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was kind of forced to watch this film on a flight from New York and was pleasantly surprised. I read a review on here that said the film was so bad he turned it off in the first 25 minutes. I felt exactly the same and the only reason I didn't was I had nothing better to do. The plot seemed so unrealistic and mushy it was almost unbearable, however the soundtrack was a plus and once Robin Williams joined the film and I accepted the film was a fairytale I enjoyed it more. An hour into the film I was totally hooked and wanted the boy to find his parents and the film to reach it's inevitable happy ending. It loses a star because it is quite slow to start with and at times quite patchy, the soundtrack and the scene when the father meets his son for the first time get the film 4 stars on it's own. The ending seems a bit rushed but I would recommend this if you like a good tear jerker, appreciate music and have visited New York.
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a movie to see
I think that this movie is a movie to see because it is very good and the music is very good too and it tells a happy tale.
Published 24 days ago by penn nahme
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I saw this at a film club and just had to buy it to share with friends. I had a tear in my eye at the end and that is something, as a man, I do not do!
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Anyone who has a heart (and imagination) will love this film......!
Reading through previous reviews - there's quite a polarisation in those who do and those who do not appreciate this film. Read more
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This film was a lovely modern fairy story guarrenteed to cheer you up if you are feeling down ,I have watched it several times and never cease to enjoy it ,when August goes into... Read more
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Very touchy if you like this genre
The plot is well known, but the production is very nice and ... touchy. Excellent players. Well done Freddie Highmore, who plays the innocent gifted boy. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alwin Brands
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This film was recommended to me by a friend who is a musician, usually I would not have even given it a second look because it just does not look like the kind of film I would... Read more
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brillant
great film for a qwite night in with the mrs,
how two hearts when torn apart can and will find away to come together forever
and become three.
how two hearts when torn apart can and will find away to come together forever
and become three.
Published 11 months ago by mr whiskers
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My wife and I both really enjoyed this film. We viewed it first on a film hired from Lovefilm and thought it so worth extra views that we decided to purchase a copy. Read more
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