Synopsis
A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Juilliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.
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Cast
- Robert Downey Jr.Steve Lopez
- Jamie FoxxNathaniel Ayers
- Catherine KeenerMary Weston
- Tom HollanderGraham Claydon
- Nelsan EllisDavid Carter
- Michael BuninAdam Crane
- LisaGay HamiltonJennifer Ayers
- Rachael HarrisLeslie Bloom
- Stephen RootCurt Reynolds
- Lorraine ToussaintFlo Ayers
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx are on fire in the lead roles: They're both charismatic as hell without sacrificing any of the emotional honesty necessary for you to believe that these movie stars are a scruffy reporter and a mentally ill musician. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
It's all a bit shapeless, yet made with sincerity and taste, and the two actors seize your sympathy. - 75
Charlotte Observer
The Soloist does have the courage to be true to the real Ayers' fate at last, after the exaggerations end. And the smart, hard-working Foxx and Downey ensure that their scenes all stay grittily honest. - 75
Miami Herald
Downey gives a nervy, riveting performance in The Soloist. - 70
The New Yorker
I don't know if Beethoven and a sympathetic newspaper reporter can redeem a messy American city, but this movie makes a plausible case for so fervent a dream. - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
The Soloist has all the elements of an uplifting drama, except for the uplift. - 50
Variety
Has moments of power and imagination, but the overworked style and heavy socially conscious bent exude an off-putting sense of self-importance, making for a picture that's more of a chore than a pleasure to sit through. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
The movie is a noble enterprise, and Downey is stupendous as usual, but Joe Wright's direction is too slick to elicit much feeling.
