August (2008)

In New York City, during the George W. Bush Administration, handsome tattooed Josh Hartnett (as Thomas "Tom" Sterling) struggles to keep his multi-million dollar "dot.com" business going, after the stock market slides downward in "August" of 2001. His partner, the "creative genius" of the organization, is Adam Scott (as Joshua "Josh" Sterling), a nervous new papa. Mr. Hartnett is optimistic, even when it comes to beautiful brown-skinned ex-girlfriend Naomie Harris (as Sarrah).Singer-musician David Bowie has a cameo, as wheeler-dealer mogul after Hartnett's business.Unfortunately not a great film, but "August" should put director Austin Chick and cinematographer Andrij Parekh on a watch list; their green-hued New York looks rich. Showing off his long torso, Hartnett still needs that great movie role; besides looking good, he performs the unfocused character well. With a tight soundtrack and trendy script ("My bad", "Hey yourself"), this "August" doesn't stick because the short-lived drama is, like Hartnett's character says, "so over" and "way over." ***** August (1/22/08) Austin Chick ~ Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott, Naomie Harris, Robin Tunney

I wish I had seen the comments on this movie before I wasted two hours. Thank goodness it only cost me $1 at Redbox. This time I want my buck back. It was dull, boring, and filled with vague reflections. I hope Josh lost all his acting money as producer of this bore of a movie. I waited and waited for something to happen...nada. I really didn't care what his company did...I would rather sit in a quiet room and listen to my neighbor's dog bark for two hours. I really wanted something interesting to happen and had high hopes for this movie. On other comments, I continue to see references to 9/11. I missed that completely in the movie. But that could have been when I fell asleep.This movie turned me against the Oreo cookie...now, that's powerful.

Dot com entrepreneur Tom (Josh Hartnett) has it all: attractive girlfriend Sarrah (Naomie Harris), his brother Josh (Adam Scott) and a very lucrative web business.All of it, however, begins to slowly unravel, and Tom does everything he can to stay above it, but his charm and charisma can only get him so far. Soon he's on the receiving end of failure - his girlfriend left him, and his business is crumbling around him.This riches to rags story would've been better if it...well...had a cohesive storyline. His business starts evaporating without really an explanation, and all the dull dialogue and weak performances only heightened the overall dull aspect of this film.

I cant believe I just saw this movie with a friend of mine.Its so horrible, I wonder how can anyone comment it as recommended? This moes IMDb score should not be more than 1. Complete waste of time.This is my first comment on IMDb, and m being forced to type these extra lines evn though its hard for me to find words to describe this movie. This movie is trash. This movie takes you nowhere. This movie lacks a story and plot.Bore.Bore.Bore.Bore.Bore.Bore.