A Blind Man Who Had A Vision

Rating: 9/10 (11 November 2004)

When you do a bio of a person, usually the movie lacks in some capacity, (See Malcolm X or The Greatest) however,this movie does Ray Charles justice.
The movie takes you from Ray's early childhood in dirt poor Florida, going blind as a young child, having a strong mother who wouldn't let her son's physical handicap stop him mentally, through his rise to stardom and his drug habit. Also, his womanizing ways are documented, which was an unexpected sub-plot.
The music is authentic, and the casting is superb.
Jamie Foxx does a brilliant job portraying Charles. He is so realistic, you can actually look at the pictures of him and the real Ray at that age, and do a double take.
This is a movie worth going to see.