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Article: My sentiments exactly; 'August Rush' goes all the way and ends up making sweet music
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- Chicago Sun-Times
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- November 21, 2007
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'AUGUST RUSH' Rating 3 out of 4
Evan/August Freddie Highmore
Lyla Keri Russell
Louis Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Wizard Robin Williams
Lyla's father William Sadler
Arthur Leon G. Thomas III
Warner Bros. presents a film directed by Kirsten Sheridan.
Written by Nick Castle, James V. Hart and Paul Castro. Running time:
114 minutes. Rated PG (for some thematic elements, mild violence and
language). Opening today at local theaters.
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Here is a movie drenched in sentimentality, but it's supposed to
be. I dislike sentimentality where it doesn't belong, but there's
something brave about the way "August Rush" declares itself and goes
all the way with coincidence, melodrama and skillful ...