It's startling to think that for some people by throwing in a cute kid, Robin Williams and an idea for a good film, they assume that equates to a good movie. The story arcs barely make any sense - two musicians fall in love, that they could never find each other, a baby is born and sent to an orphanage without the mother's consent - and the child protagonist, for me anyhow, is virtually unrelatable and the faux angst becomes nauseating. ![]() ![]() A movie about music should be inviting and interesting to watch, but here it is conceived in such a tepid and dreary way. The dialogue is so boring to sit through, and as much as we can say Terrence Howard and Robin Williams were both miscast, with better and less sappy material on hand, it would have elevated their performances. Whenever the musical performances came on, I completely zoned out the songs aren't great, are occasionally cringing and not memorable. There is also a sub-story with a woman having a fling with an Irish guy, she becomes pregnant, child grows up in an orphanage and he goes to lengths to reconnect with his parents. ![]() Up until now, Toys had reigned for me as one of my least favourite movies starring/featuring Robin Williams, but that title is overtaken by August Rush. Alas, August Rush is, sadly, another post - 2000s mediocre film from this particular decade of performances of Williams.Ī young boy deprived of his 'destiny', whatever that may be and his misadventures, whilst following the music. Sentimental schmaltz with not so memorable music and a forgettable story, August Rush, quite frankly, is not only a tepid and bland drama that doesn't do much to lift people's spirits, but as a Robin Williams film itself, it is another offering from the 2000s that comes nowhere close to Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting of the 1980s and 1990s in terms of performances.
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