| Movies, The Soloist - Emotional Movie. A schizophrenic, Nathaniel Ayers (Jamie Foxx), is a homeless musician from Skid Row, Los Angeles who dreams of playing at the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Through 'chance,' he meets a journalist, Steve Lopez (Robert Downey Jr.), who tries to help this mentally disturbed man get 'back on his feet' and make his dreams come true. Based on a book by Lopez, an account of his relationship with Ayers. Dr. Oliver Sacks, a famed neurologist, authenticates the Lopez account in his most recent book, 'Musicophilia.' |