Tthis is a maudlin, stereotypical story that never moved at all.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
27 Apr 2009
rotten:
Has its moments, but too heavy-handed and predictable.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
27 Apr 2009
rotten:
It feels like a puzzle with some significant pieces missing.
– Tasha Robinson,
AV Club,
1 May 2009
rotten:
In the hands of a director more suited to the material The Soloist might have been a deeply moving experience. Here, we know something important is being played out before us, and there are times when it hits home with force. But in their exercise of dram
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
13 Jun 2009
fresh:
A deliriously imperfect film - and all the better for it.