DVD Review: The Soloist [Blu-ray]: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Meggan Anderson, Halbert Bernal, Matt Besser, Troy Blendell, Jayce Bradley, Pete Brown, Michael Bunin, Joshua Cabrera, Ralph Cole Jr., Joe Wright, Eric Fellner, Gary Foster, Jeff Skoll, Josephine Davies, Leeann Stonebreaker, Steve Lopez, Susannah Grant: Movies & TV

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DVD Review: The Soloist [Blu-ray]: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Meggan Anderson, Halbert Bernal, Matt Besser, Troy Blendell, Jayce Bradley, Pete Brown, Michael Bunin, Joshua Cabrera, Ralph Cole Jr., Joe Wright, Eric Fellner, Gary Foster, Jeff Skoll, Josephine Davies, Leeann Stonebreaker, Steve Lopez, Susannah Grant: Movies & TV

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Sometimes people randomly cross paths, and forever will be changed. That’s the subtle, yet profound, message of The Soloist, a deeply moving and deeply human film about people and what, and whom, they connect with. Robert Downey Jr., who is effortlessly charismatic, plays Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez, whose job it is to report on the character and characters, of Southern California. But even a (slightly) jaded reporter can be profoundly touched by a story he reports on, and then allows to unfold in real time. The subject of Lopez’s column is Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx, also in a stellar turn), a homeless street musician whose lovely music–played on a battered two-string violin–Lopez hears one day on a walk not far from the Times office. Lopez learns Ayers once attended Juilliard before mental illness sent him into a spiral, and the column detailing Ayers’ journey touches the community–as well as both men. The film (based on Lopez’s book, follows the halting journey of their friendship, and how sometimes people’s lives can’t be fixed. Director Joe Wright (Atonement) cast real homeless Angelenos in the many street and social services scenes, giving the film an even more heart-wrenching and realistic patina. If the film doesn’t always live up to its high aspirations (the trippy effects, which supposedly show what Ayers sees when he hears Beethoven, are straight out of a 1968 light show), it nonetheless has a big heart. And in an era in which newspapers are struggling to survive, it’s heartening to see a contemporary story about a newspaper that can still affect change. –A.T. Hurley

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No One Goes Solo,

By R. Kjar (Wisconsin) -

This review is from: The Soloist (DVD)

This movie is primarily about the relationship between the weary journalist and the homeless artist, and Downey and Foxx give great performances. It sensitively deals with issues of charity and friendship in ways that challenge conventional ideals, and I liked the fact that in the end, Downey’s character seems content to stop playing the role of “rescuer” and instead lets events play out to their natural conclusion. In fact, Foxx’s character, for all the mental distress he faces, seems more grounded at times than Downey’s character, and you might wonder whether the soloist refers to the cello virtuoso or the journalist who seems to learn what it means to be a friend rather than going solo through life. In that respect, it’s a show that operates effectively on more than a superficial level.

Now if they could just have spent a little more time coaching Foxx on his fake cello-playing skills…alas.

Emotional and Touching,

By Dave “Adrian” -

This review is from: The Soloist (DVD)

If you really have a deep emotional feeling, you will cry when you watch this movie. It’s about a homeless person who is freaked out by Beethoven and his music; and a columnist of Los Angels times.

Lopez happened to meet a homeless person, Nathaniel, playing violin in the street. He wanted to write a story about him. Nathaniel, though was having mental illness despite his ability to play violin efficiently. Lopez tracked his family down, which helped him to know more about Nathaniel’s past life.

When someone read about Nathaniel in the newspaper, it opened their heart with a feeling that they wanted to gift him with something. An old lady sent him a cello, which probably was one of her precious belongings. Nathaniel was very glad to have a new cello, which he was really mad about when he was young.

He played the cello among the homeless people in Los Angeles. He loved the simple kind of life which he was living and did not need anything which we consider GREAT things in this world. Neither he had a family nor a home but he was pretty much satisfied with what he had and what he was. He truly was one of the richest and satisfied person in the world if we look from the other side though he did not have any belongings except his cello and a few items which he used to carry them on his cart.

The story made very clear that you are a happy man if you are satisfied with what you are. It also brings about the fact that there are many homeless people living in the street of Los Angeles (around the globe I’d rather say), which made me think about how fortunate I am to have a house of my own and a family.

I can’t say this is a five stars movie, though I don’t hesitate to spend time watching it.

Great Movie - Foxx and Downey Jr. are amazing,

By Shaq Attack haha -

I saw this in theaters when it first came out. It’s a great story, well-acted, and you’ll really feel for all the characters, especially Foxx.
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