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Lyla Novacek , a cellist and Louis Connelly, the lead singer of The Connelly Brothers met during a party and slept together. And they are forced apart by fate. Despite the fact that they do not remain together, however, their fleeting union has created something amazing that neither could have ever anticipated -- a baby. Unfortunately, just after the child's birth, the mother is misinformed that the infant has died by her father who opposed Lyla to get married to Louis.
Eleven years later, Evan lives in an orphanage, hoping against all hope that his biological mother and father will turn up to claim him. He has the ability to hear music wherever he is. He meets with Richard Jefferies, a social worker who gives Evan his card, and Evan soon runs away to New York to find his family.
Since Louis and Lyla being separated, both of them gave up their careers and Louis now lives in San Francisco and Lyla in Chicago. Meanwhile out on the streets, the child falls into the clutches of a manipulative, untrustworthy street person named Wizard (Robin Williams), who renames Evan "August Rush" and Evan, who has never touched a musical instrument, picks up a guitar for the first time and plays it like a pro. Wizard opens the boy up to the depth and breadth of his own musical talent even as he smells the opportunity to grow rich off of the foundling.
Meanwhile, Evan/August's hope persists that he will be reunited with his folks, and Louis and Lyla, unable to forget their initial night of love, feel themselves being drawn back together by fate.
Overall, it's a pretty good movie with happy ending and it's a touching story of family reunion through a lot of obstacles.
Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.
Director: Kirsten Sheridan
Writers: Nick Castle (screenplay), James V. Hart (screenplay)
Stars: Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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In my opinion, Julia Robert’s character is a selfish female focused only on herself, doesn’t mind that her husband loves her who has never cheated on her. She immediately falls into a 28 year old before she divorces, but figures out 2 weeks later that they are not as passionate anymore, so off to Italy she flies in search of herself. 2 second clips in Tuscany. In Italy, she drinks lots of wine, indulges in plates of spaghetti, and learns that life is about really living in the moment and loving yourself. After 3 months of self indulgence in Italy, she’s off to a compound in Calcutta in search of the Guru who will bring her peace. There she learns that through scrubbing floors on her hands and knees, attending early morning prayers to the Guru and learn that God is within you. And she leaves India for Bali to meditate at the feet of a medicine man and ends up with the Brazilian expat who now calls Bali his home. And finally, she has now found true love and inner peace. I don’t really like the story. I watch this because of enjoyable scenes in a tourist sort of way; the charms of each location and loving portraits of colorful bystanders, the brilliant costumes by Bill Groom and Micheal Dennison.
Since Louis and Lyla being separated, both of them gave up their careers and Louis now lives in San Francisco and Lyla in Chicago. Meanwhile out on the streets, the child falls into the clutches of a manipulative, untrustworthy street person named Wizard (Robin Williams), who renames Evan "August Rush" and Evan, who has never touched a musical instrument, picks up a guitar for the first time and plays it like a pro. Wizard opens the boy up to the depth and breadth of his own musical talent even as he smells the opportunity to grow rich off of the foundling. 
Based on a real story of John Nash, director Ron Howard has created a movie masterpiece. A young John Nash (Russell Crowe) was an introvert student at Princeton. He competes with other students in brutally competitive Math department; all are striving for one truly genuine idea. He keeps to himself for most of the time and spends a lot of time with his roommate, Charles, who eventually becomes his best friend in his imaginary world. Inspiration strikes him while he's studying in a local bar surrounded by his rowdy classmates. As they vie for the attention of a stunning blonde, Nash observes their rivalry and, from that, develops his “game theory.” Nash's theory contradicts 150 years of accepted theory and earns him a coveted position at MIT where part of his duty is to teach a course to eager young minds.
