So Good!

Rating: 10/10 (18 June 2006)

I would not call myself a fan of Ray Charles' music so I was not in a hurry to see this film. My original idea about seeing this film was that I'd wait until I could watch it on tape so I could fast forward through the music. But that's not what ended up happening at all.
The interesting way they put this film together made it easy to draw in a non-fan. What they did was show a piece of his life and then show how the song was born from that experience. That technique created interest and enjoyment in his music, where before there was none.
Of course, Jamie Foxx was perfect as Ray.
I had not been familiar with Ray's life and times so I don't know how true it actually followed his life. Even so, this was a very entertaining and interesting treatment on his life. I think he'd enjoy it too.