August (2008)

Director:

Austin Chick

Writer (WGA):

Howard A. Rodman (written by)

Release Date:

11 July 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Comes just before the fall.

Plot:

August centers on two brothers fighting to keep their start-up company afloat on Wall Street during August 2001, a month before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. |

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Brother Brother Relationship

Cast

Josh Hartnett	...	Tom
Naomie Harris	...	Sarrah
Adam Scott	...	Joshua
Emmanuelle Chriqui	...	Morela
Andre Royo	...	Dylan
Robin Tunney	...	Melanie
Rip Torn	...	David
David Bowie	...	Ogilvie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charlene Biton	...	Dancer
Jeremy Bobb	...	Suit #3
Jason Calacanis	...	Himself
Alan Cox	...	Barton
Athena Currey	...	Girl in bathroom
Sanjit De Silva	...	Suit #2
Carmine DiBenedetto	...	Tyler
Sandriel Frank	...	Mrs. Gilbeau
Ron Insana	...	Himself
Zoe Kazan	...	Gal Employee
Marc Klee	...	Guest Analyst
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Nancy Sterling
John Lavelle	...	Suit #1
Mozhan Marnò	...	Ashley
Matthew Martini	...	Drunk Caller
Martha Millan	...	Kuniko
Laila Robins	...	Ottmar Pivo
Melissa Silver	...	Girl in bar
Robin Taylor	...	Guy Employee (as Robin Lord Taylor)
Francesca Tedeschi	...	Cheyenne
Jeffrey Evan Thomas	...	Chad

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Original Media

Competent performances and a definite surprise

Josh Harnett's portrayal of Tom, a super confident ballsy CEO of an internet start-up who sees it all go wonky is much better than expected.

The film scores even more points for avoiding simple messages and instead turns a captivating tale of an internet start-up bankrolled to the hilt who finds its IPO is going south fast into something richer, a true character study.

The relationships, family, work, ex-girlfriend are all handled with a nice touch of real human values, the conversations (mostly) ring true.

And yes, Bowie is great, if rather brief.

All in all, a real surprise, beautifully shot, and well-crafted, and who knew, Josh Harnett can deliver complex characters...

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