( spoiler ) famous concert cellist lyla have a one night stand with rocker louis that produce a son evan ( aka august ) who be surreptitiously send to an orphanage by lyla control father because he believe the child may harm lyla career . after these opening scene we rejoin the story when august be about twelve . then the separate path of the three protagonist be trace until their inevitable reunion . it would take more than a thousand word to detail all the preposterous story line . let just consider a few . august be a musical genius who would easily put mozart to shame represent he become a skilled guitarist within the first hour of exposure to a guitar while he start compose and notate a symphony immediately after be show the basic scale while he can play an organ and complete with pedal and stop and on a first try while he be skilled enough to conduct the new york philharmonic while in the final scene we come to understand he have a certain level of extrasensory perception . there be some equally absurd thing that could be say about lyla story . i suppose this would all be well and good if this be clearly present a fantasy and but as far a i could tell we be expect to ascribe some element of belief to the happening . there be a serious problem with this such story advance the you can be anything you want to be philosophy without any discussion of how that can frustrate kid when they realize that it simply not true . young people who watch this movie could be lead to believe that accomplishment occur without the long hard work require and no matter how talented they be . freddy highmar ( a august ) have a win screen presence and an infectious smile and but i be not sure his act ability be beyond that of the charm kid next door . the most infuriating thing be that there be the kernel of a good movie here . the scene illustrate august sensitivity to all manner of sound be well do . i be sure that this be true of most musician and i would like to have see that explore in more detail . some of the guitar work be excellent and i think there must have be someone behind the scene with a developed musical sense and it too bad that that person ( or person ) be not give more free reign . this be an unfortunate misfire .