"The Soloist" - "My Favorite 2009 Film, So Far"

John Armstrong writes:

The other very moving thing about this movie is the point about it all. Lopez becomes Ayers friend. As a friend he must learn that he cannot fix his buddy just because he wants to do it. In the end the film is a musical feast while it celebrates the power of friendship. I predict serious musicians who are over 18 years of age will love the film. I confess that this tribute to friendship moved me to sit in silence and shed tears like few movies I have seen in a long time. Critics have been fairly favorable to this film but I give it four stars out of four. See it. I believe regular readers of this blog will truly love it, even if you do not dig Bach or Beethoven.

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