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Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: B+
Visuals: A-
OSCAR IS A FOXX
by Jayne (movies profile) (Apr 24, 2009)
57 of 62 people found this review helpful
As the daughter and sister of a schizophrenic mother and brother - I think I have a pretty good idea of what crazy looks like. Finally, Hollywood is on track in portra... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A
Direction: A-
Visuals: A
A doctor weighs in
by Danton (movies profile) (Apr 29, 2009)
38 of 40 people found this review helpful
Unlike the miserable portrayal of schizophrenia in "A Beautiful Mind," this film does not shy away from portraying this terrible disease in all its scary realit... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
Not glossy at all, but better for it
by Daniel (movies profile) (Apr 25, 2009)
20 of 22 people found this review helpful
This story could have easily been made into a normal, cliche, sappy inspirational movie. However, the director went the opposite way, and ended up with a much more truthf... Full Review

Overall Grade: B
Story: B
Acting: A-
Direction: B-
Visuals: B
Good but could be better.
by Babak (movies profile) (Apr 23, 2009)
31 of 47 people found this review helpful
I watch movies on a weekly basis and each week I had seen this promotion (since October of 07); so I thought this must be an Oscar contender but after watching it I have... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
This movie is art...
by Lauren M (movies profile) (Apr 25, 2009)
14 of 15 people found this review helpful
The composition (musically and visually) in this movie is so creative and beautiful, but not without a point. It is artistic without being distant. Although the subject m... Full Review

Overall Grade: A-
Story: B+
Acting: A+
Direction: B
Visuals: B+
Jamie Foxx has done it again!
by chuck (movies profile) (Apr 24, 2009)
11 of 12 people found this review helpful
As roger Ebert said "The Soloist" has all the elements of an uplifting drama, except for the uplift." Jamie Foxx's gives a powerful performance crea... Full Review

Overall Grade: A
Story: A
Acting: A+
Direction: A
Visuals: A+
Mental Illness
by LorrieB (movies profile) (Apr 29, 2009)
10 of 12 people found this review helpful
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... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: N/A
Acting: N/A
Direction: N/A
Visuals: N/A
Exposed some important issues
by Jon (movies profile) (Apr 26, 2009)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
This movie was more than a good story. It exposed some profound and very important issues around homelessness and the mentally ill. I not only enjoyed the film I felt I... Full Review

Overall Grade: C
Story: B
Acting: B+
Direction: C+
Visuals: B
Very different from the trailer.
by RY33 (movies profile) (Apr 25, 2009)
15 of 23 people found this review helpful
Judging by the trailer I thought this movie would have a lot of heart and a lot of drama to it. It turned out to be very, very different. It was fairly dry. Every time I... Full Review

Overall Grade: A+
Story: A+
Acting: A+
Direction: A+
Visuals: A+
At last...a movie to remember!
by exarcanum (movies profile) (May 2, 2009)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
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... Full Review
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