Solo is a Senegalese cabbie in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who, in the first scene, agrees to take a cranky old white guy on a long, one-way trip to a mountaintop, a few weeks in the future. The two-character drama, not the light plot, is the draw here. Gregarious Solo, a loving stepfather to his Hispanic wife’s daughter, worms his way into the life of the older man, who wavers between resentment, disinterest, and a grudging sort of friendship. It’s clear what the plan is for the end of the trip, and it isn’t a surprise party, but the reasons remain vague, frustrating Solo, and me.
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viewed at Ritz Bourse and reviewed 5/12/09
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