Thursday 4 February 2010

The Soloist

The Soloist is a film chronicling the life of a schizophrenic musician, who busks in Los Angeles. The film was budgeted at 60 million, and starred Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr.

Box office sales totaled at 9,715,000, but went on to gross a total budget of $31 million. The film was released in theatres on 24 April 2009, and its low ranking of #4 was attributed to its postponed release date, as well as being released a week before the beginning of the hollywood movie season. It was distributed by Dreamworks and Universal studios, and was released on dvd soon after the release - on the 11th September.

The film received mixed reactions, but the general consensus was that the film was good but nothing special- it was criticised for choppy directing and lack of an engaging plot. Here is an exclusive interview with Jamie Foxx, regarding his portrayal of the role.

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