The Soloist is a great movie. It involves a reporter Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meeting a homeless, mentally ill, but musically brilliant man named Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) and writing about him in his column. Along the way, though, he...
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The Soloist is a great movie. It involves a reporter Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.) meeting a homeless, mentally ill, but musically brilliant man named Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx) and writing about him in his column. Along the way, though, he wants more than to write about this musical genius- he wants to help him. Nathaniel, though, didn't really want help, he just wanted to keep playing music in the streets. The movie has a very strong story with some intense and emotional moments, and it all works together very nicely for the story. It's based off a true story too.

What really makes The Soloist a great movie is the story coupled with the acting of Downey and Foxx. The two did a pretty incredible, believable acting job, and both of them were very much in character. The acting is really what makes this movie a great movie; the plot is what makes it a good story.

The Soloist depicts the places where many homeless people in LA (I think it is) live very realistically. They do a great job of making the movie realistic by showing these parts, and revealing to the viewers that there is a whole world of people living with very little out there.

Overall, The Soloist is a really great movie. If you can handle some intense moments, I recommend you see it. It does a fine job of being realistic, telling a great story, and delivering it with some solid acting. Score: 8.5/10