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The Soloist (2009)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B Source Brief Review Grade* Boston Globe Ty Burr "The Soloist" isn't so much a story of perseverance and musical triumph as it is of despair, acceptance, and social commitment." more... B   Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "...All the elements of an uplifting drama, except for the uplift." more... A   Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips "...Lots of situation and drama but not much countermelody to augment the main theme." more... C+ Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman "...Made with sincerity and taste, and the two actors seize your sympathy. " more... B   Filmcritic.com Chris Barsanti "...The film is not even close to the disaster that it should have been. " more... B- Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan "...Hits all the wrong notes." more... C   New York Post Lou Lumenick "...Failed and problematic ." more... C   New York Times Manohla Dargis "Its commitment to the material feels honest." more... B+ Rolling Stone Peter Travers "...Features two of the year's best performances from Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Foxx ." more... B   USA Today Claudia Puig "...A moving tribute to friendship and the power of music." more... B   * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)