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The Soloist Director: Joe Wright Cast: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander

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  • DVD Release Date: 08/04/2009
  • Original Release: 2008
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 306

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Closed Caption; An Unlikely Friendship: Making The Soloist; Deleted scenes; Commentary by director Joe Wright

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Disc #1 -- The Soloist
1. Chapter 1 [5:14]
2. Chapter 2 [5:35]
3. Chapter 3 [3:55]
4. Chapter 4 [5:12]
5. Chapter 5 [5:57]
6. Chapter 6 [2:59]
7. Chapter 7 [7:22]
8. Chapter 8 [5:12]
9. Chapter 9 [6:01]
10. Chapter 10 [8:18]
11. Chapter 11 [2:45]
12. Chapter 12 [5:59]
13. Chapter 13 [5:52]
14. Chapter 14 [6:42]
15. Chapter 15 [5:42]
16. Chapter 16 [:52]
17. Chapter 17 [4:08]
18. Chapter 18 [8:33]
19. Chapter 19 [3:58]
20. Chapter 20 [4:28]
21. Chapter 21 [3:26]

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Editorial Reviews

Academy Award-nominated Atonement director Joe Wright teams with screenwriter Susannah Grant to tell the true-life story of Nathaniel Ayers, a former cello prodigy whose bouts with schizophrenia landed him on the streets after two years of schooling at Juilliard. Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) is a disenchanted journalist stuck in a dead-end job. His marriage to a fellow journalist having recently come to an end, Steve is wandering through Los Angeles' Skid Row when he notices a bedraggled figure playing a two-stringed violin. The figure in question is Ayers (Jamie Foxx), a man whose promising career in music was cut short due to a debilitating bout with mental illness. The more Lopez learns about Ayers, the greater his respect grows for the troubled soul. How could a man with such remarkable talent wind up living on the streets, and not be performing on-stage with a symphony orchestra? Later, as Lopez embarks on a quixotic quest to help Ayers pull his life together and launch a career in music, he gradually comes to realize that it is not Ayers whose life is being transformed, but his own. Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Wonderful!by voteforgandalf

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August 15, 2009: I only saw the movie once in theatres, but as a person concerned about mental illness this movie speaks volumes, which the other reviewers somehow didn't pick up on. That also speaks volumes--most of this society either consciously or subconciously studiously ignore people with mental illness, especially those that are homeless. THAT'S the point of the movie, not for your 'enjoyment' or 'entertainment'--it's supposed to bring light to something that has been in the dark for far too long. I would hope people on a bookstore website would be smarter than that. Evidently not. But back to the movie--if you crave enlightenment on mental illness, specifically the homeless that also have a mental illness, this is the movie for you. It's just stunning. I couldn't stop crying at the end of the movie; I had to sit through the credits before I could get a grip on myself. I'm not usually moved by movies. At least not to that degree. I would definitely recommend this movie to friends and family.

Not Badby Heavy_Metal_Sushi

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August 11, 2009: I didn't think this movie was all bad, but it left a little something to be desired. Good performances and based around a true story, but I was a little bored by some of it, and it left a few questions, but none the less, I still liked this movie somewhat. I would call it average. I'm not a huge fan of dramas either for that matter, but I dabble in a little of everything, so I watch some of them from time to time. If you like dramas, then by all means, I would say go ahead and buy this one, because as far as dramas are concerned, it wasn't all bad. If nothing else, it's at least worth a watch.

I Also Recommend: American Gangster, Rain Man, Awakenings, American Beauty, What's Eating Gilbert Grape.


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