The worst movie I have seen since Anatomy of Hell

Rating: 1/10 (20 February 2005)

I saw this movie because there was a deal on at the local cinema, it was only half price to see a movie; plus we were intrigued to see the editing, as it was nominated for an Oscar in this category.
You couldn't pay me to see this movie again. In my opinion, it's without doubt the worst of the year, a real disappointment (and I wasn't even expecting that much!!).
At the very least, I was expecting a standout performance from Jamie Foxx. It's a shame that he couldn't deliver. His performance in Collateral far out-weighed his half-hearted effort in this sorry excuse for a movie, and it's a pity that he's going to get more recognition for Ray.
The editing was acceptable but far from outstanding, being quite formulaic and boring. When I came out of the theatre it felt like I'd been in there for about 7 or 8 hours.
Eventually the scenes start repeating themselves. Believe me: once you've seen one face-off between Ray and his wife/girlfriend/colleague about how he should get off the drugs, you've seen them all.
There was also one laugh-out-loud absurd moment: towards the end some titles come up that tell you what happens in the next phase of Ray's life. This came in very abruptly and at a weird moment, to me this seemed like they ran out of time/money/energy, and just said "ah, what the hell, we'll add some title's to give them the idea".
Overall, a very poor effort. If I could give this movie less than 1 star, I would.