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 ...

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 ...