
Overview
Genre :
Drama, MusicRelease Date :
November 21, 2007MPAA Rating :
PGDirector :
Kirsten SheridanStarring :
Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Terrence Howard, Robin Williams, William Sadler, Alex O'Loughlin, Jamia Simone Nash, Becki Newton
REVIEWS RATE:
Critics
Readers
[Rate It]

“..wholesome family entertainment with a life-affirming message..”
by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]

“..so sugary it could kill diabetics at fifty paces, so steer clear if schmaltz isn't your thing..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]

“..sloppy, contrived, and annoying..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

“..It is Oliver Twist meets Fame..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
Review rate : B-
“..could be the year's most sharply defined love-it-or-hate-it movie..”
“..could be the year's most sharply defined love-it-or-hate-it movie..”
by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
“..a very worthwhile journey..”
by Betty Jo Tucker [ReelTalk]

“.."August Rush" is the kind of fairy tale that makes "Cinderella" look like kitchen-sink realism..”
by Jan Stuart [Newsday]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [NY Times]







