Schizo street musician hits the right notes in performance

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2009)

A nice movie to watch in my opinion with a terrific acting performance by Jamie Fox as Nathaniel Ayers and Robert Downey supports well as the encouraging journalist. Perhaps someone can enlighten us what the outcome of the movie is/was and what it did achieve for Nathaniels future life but I know its a sensitive true story and Jamie Fox and Robert Downey acted their respective parts perfectly. I agree with earlier comment that there was sometimes too much dwelling and focus on the Downey rather than fox character. The title was after all named for the street musician and not the journalist and in many ways it did pose questions what was the motive for Downey (Lopez) in pursuit of Nathaniels promotion and the story which he ultimately told. As a film per se, it is very good and I personally think Jamie fox is worthy of Oscar nomination for 2010 (though I don't understand how the timing of film release for Oscars works). I am no medic and I am not sure that the film, it it fails, correctly addresses the scrizophenic issue attributed to nathaniels failure to be society-conformist but the film entertains and serves its purpose