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Rating: 5/10 (3 September 2010)

Paint by numbers biopic about Ray Charles.
In the grand tradition of biopics about famous artists, this one follows the same predictable and boring path: Artist rises from humble origins; artist has break out success; artist turns into a jerk as the fame and everything that comes with it goes to his head; artist becomes legendary and revered.
At the time, everyone acted like Jamie Foxx was the new messiah of film for so expertly impersonating Charles, and I will give him credit that his performance goes beyond mere mimicry. But his isn't the best performance ever committed to screen.
Director Taylor Hackford goes through the motions with an apparent phobia of making his film remotely interesting.
Grade: C+