Sunday, December 3, 2017

August Rush
(2007)
Watched on Netflix December 3, 2017




Missed this movie in its theatrical release. Rotten Tomatoes reviews were not good. However I watched this movie anyway.  It held my attention. Although it could have used more music, some editing, less closeups and much less wide focus shots, I did enjoy this movie.  This is a fairy tale, mixed with a romantic view of a Mozart-type prodigy and a sequence of events that unfold in a way that can only be categorized as fantasy. This movie soars with the talented leads Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Freddie Highmore who are all likable, attractive and very good actors. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers did his own singing. Robin Williams' character of "Wizard" (an itinerant and emotionally damaged street musician) is mostly used as a plot device to make this movie have stakes and risks. However  even with the skill of the late Robin Williams this character never seems part of the movie. The conclusion is very much in the fairy tale category. This is a sweet movie that is like the gauze of a tulle wedding dress...beautiful, impractical and satisfying for a limited period of time.

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