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(1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1   "Overly sentimental it may be, but August Rush took me quite willingly to a cinematic world full of music and hope."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 1.5/5 "Heavy-handed, undeniably saccharine, and about as magical as a clown at a kid's party, August Rush is an implausible, pus-covered pixie stick."   PopMatters   Bill Gibron D+ "The abruptness of the picture as it leaps from character to character is unsettling, revealing that either Rush had a 30-hour rough cut or Sheridan just didn't know where to take a stand with the film's focal point."   eFilmCritic.com   Brian Orndorf D "A perfect example of everything wrong about Hollywood films, "August Rush" is an obstinately perverse, hammy piece of instant-gratification cinema that weeps from the screen as so much emotional sludge."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey A- "A poetic joy: if you can suspend your subscription to the definition of film Hollywood has groomed us to accept, you'll love this film."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher D "Seems to want to wear its schmaltz on its breast pocket as if it were a medal of honor."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "Slight, uneven and not very memorable. Just as the viewer's heart is intended to soar, mine was left lukewarm and wishing that it cared more."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 2/4 "In spite of its flabbergasting self-absorption, August Rush's devotion to following through on its screwy internal logic is almost genius."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C- "Its exertions are too obvious, and its story is too contrived for us to swallow it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider D+ "Far from the year's worst film, but it might be the year's biggest debacle -- it's hugely, ostentatiously bad."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov D "So gloriously, astonishingly nutty that it almost qualifies as an instant camp classic...the visual flamboyance only adds to the pretentious goofiness of it all."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 4/5 "Sheridan's magical movie blooms at the crossroads of music, melodrama, and love; leaving the theatre, you'll find yourself happily immersed in the sounds of the streets."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 1/4 "An aggressively bad movie. There are times when it tips the scales of absurdity and becomes almost comical."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 6/10 "Its almost desperate earnestness actually turns out to be its greatest appeal -- August Rush does believe in fairy tales, it does it does it does!"   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 5/10 "...warmly affecting at times and almost unbearably saccharine at others."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 5/10 "Think of it as a fairytale only with more of a ... oh, who am I kidding? I can't defend this."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 1.5/4 "Saying August Rush is contrived is like saying that, in terms of continents, Asia is pretty big."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik "[A] joyful movie -- so joyful, in fact, that its soul and heart triumph over the many flaws of some of its separate parts."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 1.5/4 "August Rush kind of feels like a 2-hour coming attractions preview. Lots of fragmented stuff happens, without ever connecting the dots in between."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "Those who are willing to open their hearts to this urban fairy tale will find its pleasures, as long as they they don't think about it too hard."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 4/5 " I must also confess my absolute astonishment and delight to discover that it is much better than the treacly nightmare suggested by the ads."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "Fans of soppy movies will probably love it, but everyone else should steer clear."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "A lot like a conventional musical, but the story is not conventional, it is mystically romantic."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "If you appreciate a well-crafted fantasy tale that is a showcase for its young star and its great music, then you might just like August Rush."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 8/10 "Heart-warming, life-affirming fantasy - a magical, musical adventure, geared for families"   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 25) of 25 OFCS Rating: 40% Rotten Page   1