August Rush is Oliver Twist

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2008)

August Rush was a great movie. The acting was above par, the direction was inspiring and the music... well, the music was amazing, especially the guitar parts... I'm a guitarist so I appreciated this. Although a little too "chick flick" in parts, it's also part modern day fairy tale and part drama. Not wanting to spoil this movie for anyone; it's a little slow to get going but worth the effort in the end, and it's a great family movies to boot.
The only thing I found a little off was the fact that the story was directly taken from the Charles Dickens "Oliver Twist" and yet nothing was attributed to Mr. Dickens. And for those of you who would argue the fact, there's even a character names Arthur (Artful Dodger), a Fagin type character played creepily but wonderfully by Robin Williams, a workhouse environment at the beginning... in short this movie was a modern reworking of "Twist." Credit where credit's due is what I say.
Apart from this... enjoy!