The Soloist

Is The Soloist good? Yes! Is Jamie Fox terrific playing Nathanial Ayers, musician extraordinaire? Yes! Is Robert Downey Jr.'s performance worth seeing? Yes! Do you need to see it on the big screen to avoid losing any impacts? No. Does it make you cry? Yes, a bit sad too. Would I recommend you see it? Yes, it's a wonderfully acted and entertaining story - an emotional accounting of a musical prodigy who falls off the face of the musical world and largely out of sight until discovered by a reportner (Downey), who knows how to follow his instincts with a story, Ayer's gradually succumbing to the the inner voices of his schizophrenia and decline from aocial skills becomes the focus while Downey's character struggles to wonder how to un-do it all. While I liked the movie, it really doesn't go anywhere and could've been titled "How The Homeless Become". The stats at the end of the movie are moving, but all in all nothing in The Soloist is provacative enough to make me feel compelled to go donate to a shelter, and other than the music interest, I wondered how the movie failed to drive the need for homeless support home. OK for inquisitive youngsters who care capable of understanding sometimes things go wrong in between folks ears that cause them to run aground in the stream of life. Anyone with a ucical career interest should like like this too.