The Soloist(2009)- User Reviews

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I thought this would be an inspiring, clapping, cheering on movie like Opus or August Rush. but no. This movie is basically befriending a homeless person with schizophrenia and thats it period end of story. You would think he would …more»

This movie was actually pretty good. I thought the plot was going to be boring but i was hooked on through the whole movie.more»

This was without a doubt an extremely borin and long movie. The acting was ok by jamie foxx and above par by Robert Downey, Jr. But the story was sluggish, uninvolving,and the musical scores marginal at best even though they consistedmainly of Beethoven …more»

Whatever! This movie just didn't make any sense to me. It was all "heart throb" for the supposedly "true" story of i don't know what...a guy who was a pretty good cellist.

Frankly...it was just boring. My wife liked it th …more»

I feel as if I couldn't have been watching the same movie as the rest of the people who gave it good reviews. This movie was slow, boring and had an overall terrible plot! It's almost as if there was nothing different at the end of the movie …more»

This is a watchable movie that is not terrible. Its just ok. It really proves the point that a messed up mind is a messed up mind. So many crazy people and no way to deal with them.

I know people like this, clean them up and give them clothes and then …more»

Overall, I believe the movie could have been a little better. It had an okay story line but for the most part it didn't seem like it was going anywhere. I was thinking he would be able to play in front of a crowd again but he didn't. I went to …more»

I really enjoyed this movie. Another stellar performance by Jamie Fox. Definitely worth a watch. Its telling me to write a longer review, but I said what I wanted to say in 15 words.more»

Probably one of the least entertaining films I have seen. There is no climax. I kept waiting for the plot to thicken, but it never did. Acting was good, but that was about it.more»

Even though the story was true the movie looked familiar to me. It looked like the story of the "Beautiful Mind". A gifted man with an amazing talent that has a mental disability. The good part of this story is that Jamie Foxx could master any …more»