- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 88 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Ron Insana, Marc Klee, Josh Hartnett, Adam Scott ... See all
- Director: Austin Chick
- 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.
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newsblaze.com
Josh Hartnett is Tom Sterling in August, a brash and ruthless young hipster dot com turk.
And in between he's behaving just plain rude to assorted unbelievably receptive women, one of them a glutton-for-punishment old flame (Naomie Harris) whom he manages to re-con into bed, before she wises up all over again.
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MTV.com
Hartnett has rarely portrayed such an unsympathetic character (he's usually utilized for his slightly out-of-focus sweetness), and he's so good at it, you can't quite buy his embryonic redemption at the end.
Its objectives are limited (partly by a low budget, no doubt), and its story grows out of its characters.
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| Jul 11, 2008The New York Sun
But at the onset of "August," the company is basking in the afterglow of an impressive IPO.
Hartnett) may be beautiful, but it undermines his ostensible place as the ultimate tech insider.
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| Jul 11, 2008Monsters and Critics
Sadly, Scott isnt given nearly enough screen time to flex his acting muscles and the film is worse for that.
This is where the major flaw of August, a severe lack of identity, becomes its downfall.
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| Aug 02, 2008Comingsoon.net
Posted by: Kraziboi on August3,2008 at 02:42:47 I think this movie is going to be really good.
Posted by: WarPig on August4,2008 at 09:12:26 It's about time that some ninja movies see the light of day, it's been way too long since a good one has been made.
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Cinematical has just received this exclusive clip from the film August , starring Josh Hartnett , Adam Scott, Naomie Harris and ... David Bowie ! Directed by Austin Chick ( XX/XY ), August tells of two brothers who fight to... ... Full Article
August
hollywoodreporter.com –
2008-01-30
Adam Scott talks about his new indie film, working with Josh Hartnett and future endeavors. Adam Scott's stock just keeps rising and rising. After appearing in such films as High Crimes , The Aviator , The Matador and Art School ... Full Article
As the founders of the internet company Landshark, brothers Tom (Josh Hartnett) and Josh (Adam Scott) have turned their once minuscule basement idea into a hot New York commodity, with Tom leading the charge employing his ruthless business demeanor and... ... Full Article

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