SYNOPSIS: There's music in the wind and sky.  Can you hear it?  And there's hope.  Can you feel it?  The boy called August Rush can.  The music mysteriously draws him, penniless and alone, to New York City in a quest to find - somehow, someway - the parents separated from him years earlier.  And along the way he may also find the musical genius hidden within him.

EDITORIAL REVIEW:  Is it possible to say anything negative about Freddie Highmore?  No.  In August Rush young Freddie plays orphan Even Taylor, turned musical genius August Rush.  Evan is a boy who refuses to be placed with a foster family for fear that his real parents will soon find him.  He wanders away from the orphanage and "follows the music" to New York City.  Evan soon takes on the stage name of August Rush when Max "Wizard" Wallace, played by Robin Williams, a slimy musician turned manager for runaway kid-musicians, "discovers" his amazing, almost Mozart-like talent.  Evan has no interest in making money from his gift.  His only appeal is finding his birth parents and he uses his music as a clue.

This film is a little mellow dramatic in spots, but Freddie Highmore fans will like this movie the most.  It's a chance to see him in a different, more adult role than you're used to.  He tries out an American accent in August Rush but doesn't quite nail it to perfection, although it is pretty good.  His speaking roles are limited (perhaps because of his accent?) so he relies mostly on his acting ability.  And what would a Freddie Highmore film be without seeing those big blue eyes well up with tears in a touching display of sensitivity?  It just makes your heart melt.

This film has a great soundtrack and was nominated for an Oscar®.  And there's lots of extras on the DVD including some deleted scenes.  Check them out and you'll notice that had the director used them in the release print it would have changed your opinions about some of the characters, and probably even changed the story a bit.

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STARRING: Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
DIRECTOR: Kirsten Sheridan.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 114 minutes.
LANGUAGE: English 5.1 Dolby TrueHD / French 5.1 Dolby Digital with OPTIONAL ENGLISH (SDH), FRENCH and SPANISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 1080p High Definition; 1 discs; Additional scenes; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Coarse language, violence.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA (2007).
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DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  May 29, 2009.
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