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39 out of 100

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6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Starring: Adam Scott, Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris
  • Summary: August follows Tom Sterling as an aggressive, young dot-com entrepreneur who fights to keep his start-up company afloat. Tom finds himself on a personal and professional downward spiral as he struggles to reunite with girlfriend, Sarrah, regain control of his company from his apathetic investor Ogilvie , and deal with age-old family wounds with his father, David and his brother Joshua. (First Look Studios)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    91
    Anyone who thinks that Josh Hartnett isn't a true movie star should see his riveting, high-wire performance in August.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    60
    There's not much to it, but Austin Chick's hyper-focused indie does serve as a nicely assured showcase for lead Josh Hartnett.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Jeannette Catsoulis
    30
    The movie's amoral momentum is fatally slowed by an acronym-heavy script and flimsy characterizations that offer fine actors -- including Rip Torn as Tom's contemptuous father and Naomie Harris as his missed opportunity -- little to play.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. SeanF.
    8
    I enjoyed this movie quite a bit, I even thought that it flowed like poetry (the pieces all fit together very well). Possibly Josh Hartnett's best performance yet, it seemed like the movie must have been written for him to play the lead role. Overall, the film does a good job of capturing the e-commerce, irrational exuberance of the early 2000's, late 1990's.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. EmilS.
    8
    Much better than the ratings & reviews indicate. This is the first film I've seen that effectively captures that unbearable e-snottiness that flooded America during the dotcom craze. The story is set in August 2001, which perhaps is still too recent in the public consciousness to be fairly objective. The cast is superb, including David Bowie who delivers a briliant albeit brief scene towards the end. Plus, there's no trace of those all to familiar "indie" film clichés that compel you to hit Eject (except for the score perhaps, which I found somewhat relentless.) Deserves to be re-evaluated, once we all grow up a little.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JayH.
    4
    This is one boring movie. It started out slow, developed into more slowness but from there it got lethargic. I didn't care about any character in the movie, the story was tedious. On the plus side, the acting was fine and it was professionally made.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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