Saturday, November 17, 2007
August Rush
It’s “Oliver Twist” meets “Without a Trace” meets “Fame” in this fairy tale story about finding lost love through a musical connection. A symphony cellist (Kerri Russell) and a rock guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) have one magical moment resulting in a future musical prodigy (Freddie Highmore), but due to unfortunate circumstances, they all become lost and must find each other again years later. Although the film is very cliché and full of perfect coincidences leading the stars on a collision course, it still has the storybook ending we all want. Each note, each lyric is perfectly placed into each scene to convey that emotional moment. City sounds are turned into musical magic. Highmore is a delight as he discovers and creates music. This is a guilty pleasure for Alien because it tugged on the just the right chords of my musical heartstrings. Don’t worry about the details. Just follow the music and you may have a good time.
Alien gives it 3 “Washington Square” stars out of 4.
It’s “Oliver Twist” meets “Without a Trace” meets “Fame” in this fairy tale story about finding lost love through a musical connection. A symphony cellist (Kerri Russell) and a rock guitarist (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) have one magical moment resulting in a future musical prodigy (Freddie Highmore), but due to unfortunate circumstances, they all become lost and must find each other again years later. Although the film is very cliché and full of perfect coincidences leading the stars on a collision course, it still has the storybook ending we all want. Each note, each lyric is perfectly placed into each scene to convey that emotional moment. City sounds are turned into musical magic. Highmore is a delight as he discovers and creates music. This is a guilty pleasure for Alien because it tugged on the just the right chords of my musical heartstrings. Don’t worry about the details. Just follow the music and you may have a good time.
Alien gives it 3 “Washington Square” stars out of 4.
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