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Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Soloist’ Wastes Powerful Story, Great Actors

Submitted by BrianTT on August 11, 2009 - 11:22am.
Soloist

CHICAGO – Stars Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. do absolutely nothing wrong in Joe Wright’s “The Soloist,” now on Blu-Ray and DVD, and there’s more than enough inherent power in the story of a musical genius lost to mental illness and the horrible way we treat the homeless in this country for a quality drama, but this cinematic solo misses too many notes to have the impact that it should have with this much talent involved.

Slideshow: 29-Image Gallery From ‘The Soloist’ With Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr.

Submitted by BrianTT on April 10, 2009 - 3:30pm.
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Robert Downey Jr.

CHICAGO – This 29-image slideshow contains the official images from Paramount’s “The Soloist,” starring Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Caherine Keener, and Lisa Gay Hamilton. The film, directed by Joe Wright, opens on April 24th, 2009.

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