Epinions Recent Reviews for The Soloist

The Soloist: What A Disappointment. Great Potential. Poor Delivery.

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 12:31:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author coldsteel7 - When I saw the previews for The Soloist, I waited eagerly for the release. Then, just when the film hit the theaters, Jamie Foxx had to spout off at the mouth and say some pretty stupid stuff about Miley Cyrus. His comments about a...

The Soloist: Some Stories Just Don't Translate To Film ...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:34:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dcedmonds - Anyone who has read my reviews before know that they are never novel length contributions. Nothing against those that do write novel length reviews, but I always feel that a movie can typically be summed up with far fewer words. In the case of The...

The Soloist: L. A. Street Symphony

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:38:23 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pmills1210 - The streets of Los Angeles are filled with many homeless people. Nathaniel Ayers may well be the only one in those ranks who has had training in classical music. In "The Soloist," Nathaniel (Jamie Foxx) is heard playing Beethoven on his violin on those...

The Soloist: The Soloist -- a failure on more than one level

Mon, 25 May 2009 17:53:05 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author updateghost - Joe Wright has produced two of the finest films of the 00s -- ask some college men and women what their favorite romance movie is, and Pride and Prejudice will surely be the answer at least a few times, making it somewhat of a genre classic...

The Soloist: Jamie Foxx Almost Goes Full Retard, and RDJ is Great in The Soloist

Tue, 19 May 2009 18:18:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Goatius - When a film gets shifted from a prime awards-baiting release date in the fall to the virtual graveyard that is April, there has to be some concern. Looking at the pedigree of such a picture should usually uncover potential issues, perhaps that they...

The Soloist: High Aspirations, Low Delivery

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:07:09 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author paxromana -

The months after the Oscars and before the summer are the longest months for serious film critics like myself, because there is usually no good releases in this most dreaded low season. ...

The Soloist: MADNESS, MUSIC AND FRIENDSHIP IN THE REAL WORLD

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:28:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mike.holmes - This movie is an atypical telling of a true story. Why is it atypical? For one thing, contrary to most movies involving "read-life" people with serious mental problems, this film goes out of its way to show that there are no easy answers when...