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Words cannot really do it justice, but I will do my best. I had goosebumps throughout the movie, and tears through out as well. Jamie Foxx...WOW...he has really stepped up his game and taken it to a new level that I never thought possible. He has gone from such horrid flicks as Booty Call to great movies such as Collateral and now an Oscar worthy performance in Ray. This movie was 15 years in the making and it shows by the finished product. Jamie Foxx did his homework and did the role of Ray Charles better then anyone could have dreamed of. At times, you have to blink your eyes and ask yourself is it really an actor or Ray Charles himself? Foxx's mannerisms, facial expressions, voice, look, etc. were off the charts. They were dead on. Regina King and Jamie Foxx in Universal Pictures' Ray My favorite thing about the movie was it's honesty and honest portray of Ray Charles. Was Ray Charles perfect? Far from it. But it shows EVERYTHING that goes along with Ray and what made Ray...Ray. His drug abuse, his whoring around, etc. My biggest beef with the Bret Hart Wrestling with Shadows movie was how it portrayed Bret Hart as a great guy, can't do no wrong, made no mistakes, everyone was out to get him, everyone was evil, he was perfect, he was the victim, etc. Ray Charles was Ray Charles, love him or hate him. Ray Charles's brother drowns when Ray was young and Ray sits there and watches it occur. His mother yells at him "why didn't you save him". We overlook it because he is young and did not know any better. But Ray can never, ever, forget this as it goes on to haunt him for years and years later and he has flashbacks that haunt him. Then at age 7, he becomes blind. His mom gives him no sympathy and tells him some great advice "don't you ever let yourself become a cripple" and teaches him to fend for himself and be strong. Jamie Foxx in Universal Pictures' Ray During one point in the movie, a bus driver asks him "how come you never used a cain or dog" to help his blindness. Ray never wanted or needed any help. His mom taught him better. You can't help but admire his strength, toughness, passion, and ability to perform and entertain crowds. Did his blindness and viewing his brother's death make him the man he is? That is questionable. But the drive he had to perform and be the best was one of a kind. No matter how bad his drug abuse or whoring of women got, he never let it affect his performance or music. He loved music very much. We go on a trip with him from his home in Florida to Seattle to kick start his music career. The time period of the movie goes from his birth in 1930 all the way until 1966 where he finally defeats his heroin addiction. I don't want to say too much more, incase you are unfamiliar with Ray (much like I was before this movie). The movie is 2 1/2 hours long and covers quite a lot of ground. The 2 1/2 hours covers a lot of ground and gives you quite a lot of information behind the man, the myth, and the legend. email this review to a friend
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