The Soloist (DVD)

...ill homeless man but behind the rough exterior is an ex-Juilliard student with an extraordinary musical talent. Steve's first story on Nathaniel seems to capture the hearts of his readers, who send Nathaniel a new instrument to play on rather than his violin with only two strings. Steve sets out to make a better life for his new trusting friend but his good intentions aren't always met warmly when Nathaniel has to deal with the harsh realities of ...
...- Catherine Keener The acting from both of the main actors was incredible. Jamie Foxx played the homeless and very crazy Nathaniel brilliantly and you wouldn't think twice about avoiding him if you actually happened to come across him on the street. He wore the most outrageous clothes and pulled around a shopping trolley full of random objects that he'd picked up from all over the city. You could see the different emotions running around in his head ...

frankiefromings13 29.10.2009 · Read full review
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The Soloist focuses on the true life story of Nathaniel Ayres, played by Jamie Foxx, whose life story is portrayed on the big screen due to LA journalist Steve Lopez, played by Robert Downey Jr. Steve Lopez is a hard journalist to please. Divorced from the editor of the paper, Steve sets out to reveal local people in his column who have had a bad run of luck. Nathaniel Ayres was and is a musical prodigy who, having come from the famous Julliard school, ...
...which has made him into the fun-loving, caring, but very lonely street walker and sleeper that he is today. Lopez and Ayres become friends after a lunch time encounter when Ayres is playing a violin with only two strings. What follows is two hours of hard hitting rollercoaster emotion as Lopez helps Ayres battle with his mental illness and tries to entice him back into a normal way of life, getting him to do the thing he loves and to share his gift ...

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...on a true story. The film is rated a certificate 12, and is approximately two hours long. ** THE PLOT ** Robert Downey Jnr plays the part of Steve Lopez, who is a journalist for the LA Times. He happens upon a homeless man by accident one day, whose bizarre appearance and strange behaviour cause Steve to become curious when speaking to the man. The homeless man is called Nathaniel Ayers, and is played by Jamie Foxx. When Nathaniel produces a violin ...
...music for Steve, this causes the journalist to be interested in the man behind the music. Deciding to do a story on Nathanial, Steve must earn his trust and overlook the barrier of Nathanial’s mental illness. When he discovers that Nathanial’s illness caused him to miss out on his music career the first time around, Steve becomes involved in allowing him to play to his full potential, and an unlikely friendship between the two men develops as a ...

Wee_Jackie_163 17.12.2009 (18.12.2009) · Read full review
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...Jamie Lee Fox's homeless musician. The homeless guy is a former Julliard student who plays beautiful Cello, and so begins a series of newspaper stories. The film is based on a true story, and to be fair it's pretty remarkable, but it's so predictable I just got bored with it. There's no doubt that the two stars are excellent actors, but for me their roles were never developed enough to give them the chance to shine on the screen, and the result is ...
...getting an Oscar. The pace of the film is another one of the problems; the first hour is fine, but then it's like you've seen all there is to see, and at that point you can't help but think 'what now?' The answer is (sadly) more of the same, and this leaves you pretty bored by the end. All in all, this film is just too shallow and naïve to do justice to a story that could have done so much more. ...

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