The Soloist (2009 Joe Wright)

Joe Wright's long, dense, cake of a film features particularly interesting sound, designed by Craig Berkey and Chris Scarabosio, evident from the subtlety of Downey putting the phone receiver to his neck repeatedly, and the tone comes and goes, and the moment he gets into the car and everything is dulled. Also notable is the aerial spaghetti junction shot in which we hear all the radios / voices of the people below, which then feeds into the schizophrenia moments of multiple voices.

It's written by Susannah Grant (Catch and Release and In Her Shoes, Unfaithful and Erin Brockovich), based on memoir of the real Steve Lopez.

It was nominated for - and won - no major awards, which is kinda crazy as Robert Downey and Jamie Foxx are both 'Fastic!' With Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander, LisaGay Hamilton (good as Jamie's mum).

Great editing (Paul Tothill) evident in scene where Foxx retrieves cigarette butt from busy road.

Seamus McGarvey's mini-Atonement moment comes with a splendid tracking shot over the homeless.