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Read from 26 comments (26 from Metacritic) β 5 of them described how it moves.
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βthe ending of the movie leaves you with hopeβ
hdalm Β· Metacritic β
βemotional ride with tears of joy at thenβ
Mamamaggie Β· Metacritic β
βI liked the movie up until the end. No explanation about ANYTHING. It just ended.. CRAPPY ending. I can't bring myself to watch it again because the ending is just painful to watch.β
SweetDreamsNigh Β· Metacritic β
βThe movie starts with a very cliche "bad orphanage" that a child called Evan has had to live in ever since his parents, Lyla and Louis, were forced to split up after Evan's conception.β
CuptralCritique Β· Metacritic β
βIn the end of movie, I realize thiz movie is so full-hearted.β
JonnyFendi Β· Metacritic β
Read 28 Aug 2026 Β· confidence 24% Β· too thin for a score Β· how this works
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βWill not be for everyone, but it works if you surrender to its lilting and unabashedly sentimental tale of evocative music and visual poetry.β
Claudia Puig, USA Today Β· 75
βI'd rather August Rush went the whole way than just be lukewarm about it. Yes, some older viewers will groan, but I think up to a certain age, kids will buy it, and in imagining their response, I enjoyed my own.β
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times Β· 75
βThe story is about musicians and how music connects people, so the movie's score and songs, created by composers Mark Mancina and Hans Zimmer, give poetic whimsy to an implausible tale.β
Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter Β· 70
βIn the end, this could be the year's most sharply defined love-it-or-hate-it movie.β
William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Β· 67
βUnapologetically preposterous, but it is a (very sweet) fairy tale and Highmore is captivating.β
Angie Errigo, Empire Β· 60
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
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βthe ending of the movie leaves you with hopeβ
hdalmabout 75β100% inread it β
βemotional ride with tears of joy at thenβ
Mamamaggieabout 75β100% inread it β
βI liked the movie up until the end. No explanation about ANYTHING. It just ended.. CRAPPY ending. I can't bring myself to watch it again because the ending is just painful to watch.β
SweetDreamsNighabout 75β100% inread it β
βThe movie starts with a very cliche "bad orphanage" that a child called Evan has had to live in ever since his parents, Lyla and Louis, were forced to split up after Evan's conception.β
CuptralCritiqueabout 0β15% inread it β
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