Only auds immune to diabetic rushes should head for “August Rush,” though tolerant parents wanting wholesome entertainment for the kids will like it for its repetitive encouragement of creativity. A ...

More mush than rush, this saccharine fable stars Freddie Highmore (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) as an orphaned musical prodigy who’s convinced the parents he never knew are still alive. He heads ...

Hitting all the bases as a clichéd child-prodigy film and as a clichéd orphan-in-search-of-parents film, August Rush is pandering to the point of offensive. This bogus fairytale centers on the title ...