good acting but...

Rating: 6/10 (3 January 2010)

didn't seem very original. I guess that's why this movie didn't do very well at the theater. The movie is about a news columnist, Steve, that starts a conversation with a homeless person, Nathaniel, whom he finds playing a broken violin. Nathaniel tells him he is a Julliard drop out, and Steve sees an opportunity to turn this into a story. He tracks him down and asks him more questions and when the first column comes out, a reader sends Nathaniel a cello, which is what he originally played. Steve gives him the cello and it leads to him trying to help Nathaniel get off the streets and get him involved with the local sympathy.
Foxx and Downey were good. But something in this movie just lacked capturing your attention. The overall story wasn't good enough and there wasn't a lot that happened.
FINAL VERDICT: I only recommend it if you are a fan of one of the stars.