Movie 2013.01.20 - The Soloist

L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez bumps into homeless guy Nathaniel Ayers who turns out to be a musical savant who dropped out of Julliard. He drums up some publicity and gets him a cello and tries to get him to check into a homeless shelter. He pulled a few strings to get him to play a recital at Disney Hall, too. Didn't work out very well because Ayers is schizophrenic and does things his own way. In the end, he got tired of being responsible for Ayers every step of the way, so he got the sister (Ayers') to come and take over.

At least that's how I remembered the story, as every scene is dragging and drawn out, and I dozed off a couple of times. Makes for an interesting column in the papers, but probably not meaty enough for a movie.