The soloist features

•The film was based on facts which came from a number of newspaper articles (written by Downey, Jr‘s character), these were also made into a book and then finally into a film.
•The director (British born Joe Wright) spent a long time establishing himself and relationships in America with some of the actors before the filming process began.
•The director made a point in saying that the more time the director spent in America, the less the director knew about the country, making him feel like an outsider
•People from the “Skid Row” community were used in the film; whereas, hundreds of extras from the streetspoorer communities were also used in creating the film. this would have helped them find a job and learn new things which would have boosted there confidence and may have got them off the street.
•People creating the film described it as "a massive trust exercise", due to the fact that hard hitting issues were raised within the storyline of the piece.
•Foxx’s learnt to play the Chello with the help of a expert called Ben Hong he spent hours with him teaching the chello and they found ways to get around the difficulties and the time scale they had to learn it.
•The films message is deep and that may be the reason why it isnt a big hit as most people like to watch a film where they dont have to think
•The use of an “honest ending” was probably one of factors as to why the film was not successful.
•Another reason that the film was not as successful could be that the audience have to think more when they are watching the film; as opposed to the normality of a films normally watched to induce escapism.
•Another reason could just be the fact that it just didnt appelle to anyones interest.