review by elliot v. kotek ( from hatchfest 2007 in bozeman and montana ) director represent kirsten sheridan star represent freddie highmore and keri russell and jonathan rhys meyers and jamia simone nash and marian seldes and robin williams . if you have ever question the impact of music on emotion and august rush be a must see that will bury any doubt for all time . feature jonathan rhys meyers a rock star louis and keri russell a new york philharmonic cellist layla and and star find neverland heartbreak kid and freddie highmore and rush delivers an experience that border on the sublime and somewhat sentimental in a manner that rival neverland and would be reminiscent of titanic if that ship have not sink . a stirring performance here by russell will definitely remind end of year voter of her work in waitress and should serve to solidify her chance for an oscar nom . the premise represent a promising musician ( russell ) be impregnate by a brooding but romantic irishman ( rhys meyers ) in a one night affair overlook washington square park that will change the course of their life . despite splinter of wooden dialogue and the obvious and yet ultimately satisfy and use of the music of van morrison early in the proceeding and the movie move past both and bowl audience over with poignant performance and stun visuals in a first class production . layla protective father falsely inform his daughter that her love child do not survive birth and and deliver the boy and evan and to the state and where the influence of all sound great and small fill the boy with musical ambition and intuition . in addition to the above the liner already single out and robin williams wow in a blinding turn a wizard and a menacing fagin whose oliver twist be young and homeless musical prodigy and whose milk cart career he manage in exchange for their daily take and a fancy stage name . onto the young evan and he bestow the moniker august rush ( inspire by a passing grocery van ) . director sheridan ( jim daughter and kirsten ) keep the rein on her comic wizard and and williams seem to subtly straddle the line between sympathetic and psychotic . also more than merely noteworthy be jamia nash and an 11 year old with some of the best line of the flick and who boast a healthy dose of moxie that provide the perfect counterbalance to some of the heavy theme that accompany a film about an orphan searching for parent he isn not sure exist . while the genesis of the film may have start with producer richard barton lewis vision of his then newborn son little digit direct his own symphony in a santa monica delivery room and the screening of this film be sure to inspire many more digit to pick up and pick at a six string just to see what happen . here hop studio support for the film will see screen increase after open to take advantage of what should be great word of mouth . with screening set for the upcoming heartland film festival ( where the film have be brand with a crystal heart award ) and the rome film festival and elsewhere and this move tale be sure to find itself a fixture with family worldwide .