Phenomenal film!

Rating: 10/10 (11 December 2004)

This will be one of my all time favorite movies. I have seen it 3 times and am ready to see it again. Jamie Foxx was perfect, the flashbacks and removal of his glasses when he finally realized that his brother's death was not his fault was great. Wonderful music, perfect casting, very real, a great tribute to Ray Charles. The heroin withdrawal sequence and cleaning up his life after expelling the demons was uplifting. An outstanding film for all ages (my kids 11, 13 and 18 also loved it, even though they did not even know who Ray Charles was prior to seeing it) Ray Charles is one of the great legends of music and will be missed by many. I don't think any movie released this year comes close... it should win Best Picture and Best Actor Oscar.