Sweet story,amazing music+ unexpected preformances, great visuals and glowing characters= a great rush.

I absolutely loved this movie during the free screening in San Francisco this evening. At its end, the film received claps, cheers and shouts of approval! The child actors were terrific, especially Freddie Highmore whose facial expressions alone carried more emotion than any screenwriter's words could. The music was amazing...the guitar work, incredible singing by young Leon G. Thomas III, and the gospel singers (especially Jamia Simone Nash). The blending of classical, rock and street-sounds music was phenomenal. The movie was funny, poignant and a tear jerker. Heck with realism...I'm more than ready for a little bit of magic in my entertainment these days! Great film for families with teenage children. Might want to rent the DVD to show younger children so parents can discuss scenes (intro bullying, mean Fagan-like Robin Williams character, etc.). But no bad language, no visible sex scenes (although we realize it occurred later), and overall a delightful film. Will buy this DVD!

This is the Holiday movie for the family to see. August Rush is a touching story of an orphan boy trying to reach out to his parents through his music because he believes they can hear him. You rarely see the audience moving to the music, but that is exactly what happened. I even found myself getting into the music. Music is everywhere and in everyone. Keri Russel and Jon Rhys-Meyers were wonderful. Worth seeing.

Forget "Enchanted" - the real fairytale is August Rush! From its beautiful score to its unique take on the bond that ties us together this is the feel good movie for the holiday season. I sat in the audience with myself, my borfried (who doesn't like chick flicks), my 18 yearold male cousin and my thirteen yearold female cousin and none of us had anything bad to say about this one. It will appeal to a wide audience and while a few may say it is a little saccrin, don't let their bitterness disuade you - it is truly beautiful. Finally, it should be noted that the acting is strong and some of the camera work is as arty as the signature song. In the end if you are one of those hyper practical types you may find that it isn't as "believable" as you might like...but fairytales rarely are, but we still enjoy them because a piece of us wants to believe in magic even if only for one hour and fifty minutes! In the end this is a big thumbs up for me.

Great story and this isn't the type of movie I willingly watch. I'll summarize it this way: My girlfriend cried for about 85% of the film and even yours truly had a lump in his throat during the final scene(no tears though). As a parent, avid movie goer, and fan of music as an art form, this was a very enjoyable film to watch. GO SEE IT!