The Soloist

Since Ingmar Bergman's 1962 film, "Through a Glass, Darkly", the 2009 film "The Soloist" is one of the two most accurate portrayals of schizophrenia, from the point of view of the mentally ill person and of people who want to interact... Full review

Joe Wright is one of the best directors in the film business right now. Whether considering his highly-acclaimed 21st Century adaptation of Pride And Prejudice (the best directorial feature film debut since John Huston's The Maltese Falcon in 1941 if you... Full review

Within a one-week period, I saw my second screening of this powerful movie today. I am mystified by some of the "bilious-type" reviews found here, seemingly driven by an anti-Joe Wright campaign. I found no cheap sentiments in the story line... Full review

I am a musician; a composer. I almost worship Ludwig van Beethoven. Perhaps my opinion may be considered biased--fair enough. The music, well, it's Beethoven--need I say more? Absolute genius. The acting--also absolute genius. Not genius in an intellectual way, but... Full review

I had expected and hoped for an uplifting movie with a great, happy ending. While Ayers ended up in better circumstances than he began, he was not mainstreamed back into society. However this was Steve Lopez's goal, not Nathaniel Ayers'. Ayers... Full review

I'm hoping that The Soloist will come across as one of the most disappointing movies of 2009, because if we get anything more of a letdown than this it's gonna be pretty bad. I awaited the movie with enormous anticipation. Jamie... Full review

What a beautiful and sad true story. Jamie Foxx is wonderful in this person role. Robert Downey Jr also excelled in his role. A must see movie, it will touch your heart. Director Joe Wright beautiful directing in Atonment pushed me... Full review

After catching snippets of the lackluster reviews (two-stars in the Globe and Mail) I was dis-heartened. It's been a few months since I'd been moved by the trailer. However, the film never came out. I thought it might have been shelved.... Full review

Outstanding and another great job by Jami and Bravo Robert Downey..Both of you guys did a wonderful job. You get my vote for an oscar nod.If you havent read the book or seen his true story then dont judge the movie... Full review

THE SOLOIST (2009) **1/2 Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey, Jr., Catherine Keener, Nelsan Ellis, Lisa Gay Hamilton. Well-acted yet middling drama based on fact about LA Times columnist Steve Lopez (Downey) who comes across a homeless man named Nathaniel Ayers (Foxx) who... Full review

The Soloist is worthy of note but not an Oscar....The Soloist comes with some serious clout -....The unresolved ending is also refreshing.....its flashback sequences, although effective in their own right, feel jarring.... ... Full Review

British director Joe Wright generally sidesteps the obvious as he transforms true events into an understated, quietly uplifting account of an unlikely friendship.....IN LESS sensitive hands, The Soloist could have been a crass, manipulative tearjerker..... ... Full Review

The resulting film is a curious beast.....The Soloist in its best moments does play on the heartstrings;....The direction it does take is more sobering than you'd imagine..... ... Full Review

Based on the book of the same name, The Soloist is a beautiful....This is simply a captivating and touching film that is brilliantly acted and magically directed.....Done with sincerity, this is a magically uplifting film, full of both hope and sadness.....Both actors are truly exceptional and ridiculously underrated!.... ... Full Review

But Wright smuggles these themes into what might have looked like an uplifting, feel-good movie.....The Soloist has its imperfections, but its ambition trumps them.....Yet this is not the story of a beautiful mind, but a darkly troubled one..... ... Full Review

While on tour, the singer plans on visiting as many homeless shelters and programmes as time allows in the hope of getting ideas and inspiration to shape his own work with the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, a Philadelphia-based charity... ... Full Article

This year's crowded Oscar race just got substantially lighter. Two high profile films, both expected to be strong contenders for the Academy Awards, have been moved to early 2009 release dates. ... Full Article

Francois Duhamel From fire-breathing A-types ( Jarhead , Miami Vice , The Kingdom ) to eccentric geniuses (Ray, which netted him a Best Actor Oscar), Jamie Foxx has an affinity for portraying guys on the brink. ... Full Article

Read the rest of Slate's coverage of the 82 nd Academy Awards here . When Jamie Foxx took on the role of Nathaniel Ayers in the based-on-a-true-story melodrama The Soloist , it seemed like the perfect vehicle for the actor... ... Full Article