Article: FILM REVIEW: 'August Rush' attracts crowds

Kaylah Baca
University Wire
11-29-2007
(The Daily Campus) (U-WIRE) STORRS, Conn. -- "August Rush," directed by Kirsten Sheridan (In America, Disco Pigs) was released in theaters on Nov. 21 across the nation. Running just shy of two hours long, the drama is rated PG but definitely not a movie many young kids would enjoy watching.

Taking place mainly in New York City, "August Rush" is a story about a musical prodigy who originally goes by the name Evan Taylor, later adopted the name August Rush. You might recognize the young actor, Freddie Highmore, as the boy from the movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."

This film follows Evan's journey as an orphan trying to find his parents, whom he ...

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