August Rush

It is not often that I watch a movie and feel truly touched by it. But August Rush did the trick: it is a movie that will make you laugh, cry and feel just about a cocktail of emotions.

Freddie Highmore stars as a boy called Evan Taylor (aka August Rush) who was given up for adoption at birth. The boy has a a strong conectiong with music, and in fact he is considered a prodigy. The movie is the tale of him and his parents (Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Keri Russell) and the lengths they go to to reunite with each other.

Highmore does a wonderful job as the lead of the movie. Often in movies that have a child as their lead actor, I find myself disapointed in the acting: after all, not many kids are talented actors. However, Freddie manages to make you feel what Evan is feeling: you will laugh with him, cry with him, fear for him. You will feel elated for him in the final moments of the movie, and if the last scene does not pull at least one tear from you...well, then I consider you a very cold hearted person.

Meyers managed to entrance me perfectly with his accent. Yes, that is a pathetic thing to comment on but what can I say? I love irish accents! And Jonathan just always manages to pull me in with his. That said, he does a pretty damn well job in here. His acting was great: I will not say it was superb, for there were moments when some flaws could be detected, but he did good. He also managed to show off that he is not only a talented actor, but that he can also sing pretty damn well.

Keri does an excelent performance as Evan`s mother. Lyla Novac was told her son had died before she even gave birth, all thanks to a car accident. She has lived the past 11 years feeling that her son is still alive and out there. Confirmation of this comes when her father discovers he is dying and reveals the truth. From then on, the movie tells of her search for her son. She plays the role quite well.

Another great performance to point out is Robbie Williams: I am a fan of his, and I believe he did quite well here in what screen time he was given. Of course, there were moments where his performances were weak, but for the most part he did great.

However, there is one character that just steals the whole movie: the music. Whoever did the score for this movie did a more than wonderful job, and the music is just beautiful. It is surely the highlight of this excelent movie. I believe they won a few awards for the score, and they deserved them. Jamia Nash should also get a mention here: though the small girl`s acting was not good at all, her voice was breath taking.

Overall, it was a beautiful movie that I believe I could watch over and over without getting tired of. All three of the main actors are stupendous, as long as you can over look a weak moment here and there. It is just excelent! 10 out of 10 stars from me! Bravo!

Cheers,

Drew