Superb

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2008)

If there are any Oscars spare, Freddie Highmore should be added to the list to receive one. August Rush for me was Highmore's 'coming of age' movie, a far cry from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
This film is by far the best I have seen this year so far and it will be difficult to beat.
Although the general storyline is somewhat predictable, nevertheless it was written, directed and acted with great aplomb.
SPOILER - The film is about a young orphan who does not know who or where his parents are but feels in his heart that they are alive and he wants to find them.
His love for music and natural gift for playing and composing music is what keeps him going. He hears music in every sound, whether it is a dog barking or the clatter of saucepans as they fall to the floor. END SPOILER.
The combining of modern and classical music is superb and thoroughly deserves the nomination for an Oscar for both Jamal Joseph and Charles Mack.
A great deal of the music and songs were also performed by the cast themselves. This in itself is very refreshing.
If you want to buy or rent a DVD I don't feel you will go far wrong if you choose 'August Rush', but be warned, have a box of tissues handy.
Plutus