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Synopsis: An aggressive, young dot-com entrepreneur fights to keep his start-up company afloat in the midst of a personal and professional downward spiral.
Starring: Ron Insana, Marc Klee
Supporting actors: Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, Andre Royo, Athena Currey, John Lavelle, Sanjit De Silva, Jeremy Bobb, Carmine DiBenedetto, Zoe Kazan, Robin Taylor, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Naomie Harris, Francesca Tedeschi, Rip Torn, Caroline Lagerfelt, Jeffrey Evan Thomas, Jason Calacanis, Laila Robins, Mozhan Marnò
Directed by: Austin Chick
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
Release year: 2008
Studio: First Look
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and some sexual content.
ASIN: B001QOQ580 (Rental) and B001H4ASYQ (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,925 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating cast, disappointing film., August 24, 2008
This review is from: August (DVD)
I had wondered when a mainstream film would attempt to show the business sector just prior to 9/11, and this was advertised to be it - all the way down to the month name in the title. By itself August would mean nothing in a title unless it had something to do with what changes the world a couple weeks later.

The casting choices also peaked my interest with David Bowie, Rip Torn, Chirqui and Naomie Harris. Josh Hartnett plays the CEO of an Internet company going through significant financial troubles. He plays the front of the future being extremely bright and everything being OK, even though his company should have been folding yesterday. Especially once the mandated recovery deadline of September 14th passes, the world should be his oyster. With them actually mentioning an important date for their company, I thought the film might go that far chronologically, but they do not.

The story starts right out in the high gear Hartnett's character plays most of the film, but it quickly dissipates into boring subplots, tons of unanswered questions, and eventually really bad acting. Even Torn's performance was staged (on purpose I guess since he is way better than this). The one saving grace comes towards the end with David Bowie's three minutes on screen; he was very believable as the hostile takeover kind of guy. But he vanishes and the film comes to an ambiguous ending that never even alludes to the upcoming destruction. It just fades to black and you realize you just wasted 90 minutes. They do interject one CGI shot of the twin towers, but nothing else ties together to the title relevance.

Hartnett is adequate, but his upcoming role in I Come With the Rain looks significantly more challenging and productive. Chirqui's role was for two scenes, and Torn for just a few minutes. Overall, this can't be given a higher rating as honestly, nothing really happens.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Distinctly underappreciated, November 10, 2009
This review is from: August (DVD)
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Weaving an unmistakable atmosphere of gloom over the story of an arrogant dot-commer attempting to keep his dying company afloat several months after most other such companies have collapsed, director Austin Chick elevates August into quite a little modern tragedy; it was panned by critics but between the electric performance by David Bowie in the film's final act, a wonderfully sour Rip Torn, and the aforementioned direction by Chick there is a great deal to like in this already-forgotten picture

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1.0 out of 5 stars A drama without drama, March 1, 2009
By Stephanie L (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
This review is from: August (DVD)
Josh Hartnett doesn't do too many bad movies. While they aren't exactly blockbusters, they're usually conciderably entertaining. I don't know what went wrong with this film though. This was one of the dullest movies I've ever seen. The film follows a cocky young buisnessman around watching his company go from being the #1 new start up to dropping to nearly nothing until he has to sell it to David Bowie. It's a drama without drama I guess. There was just no point to it. A big disapointment.
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2.0 out of 5 stars video
great it has bowie and was at excellent price but the movie was boring-the product and deliver were excelent
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4.0 out of 5 stars August by Brandon M. Moskos
I waited a long time for this movie to come to dvd, and I wasn't disappointed. Josh Hartnett deserved a best actor nomination and I am not exaggerating. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Brandon Moskos

5.0 out of 5 stars Josh Hartnett is a brilliant actor!!!
Its really amazing when you see an actor as big as Josh Hartnett working on a serious film. I think this is one of the first films to really show his diversity. The man can act! Read more
Published 13 months ago by Movie Man

5.0 out of 5 stars Movies of Josh Hartnett
I am a fan of Josh Hartnett. He is so sexy and good looking. I have watched "August" over and over. I enjoyed his acting in this movie with Naomie Harris. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Mildred Peebles

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW! Part II
The first three reviewers of this film could not be more wrong - I just had the chance to watch "August" and found it satisfying on every level. Read more
Published 14 months ago by James S. Wesholski

1.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Im imbaressed i made some visiting family watch this! First film that everyone agreed that was a complete waste of time! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Vincent

1.0 out of 5 stars Washcloth Please
Austin Chick's second feature since "XX/XY" @ Sundance is like the dot-com metaphor about which the film tells its story. It's a disaster. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Lee Armstrong

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