The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Ray Charles

Rating: 10/10 (6 November 2004)

Ray is beautifully filmed and acted. While it does not go into details about the entire life of Ray Charles, it concentrates of his development as a musician and songwriter and the subsequent rise to fame. It also details the ugly parts of that rise to fame; being unfaithful to his wife and his heroin addiction.
Ray is an extraordinary story that is adeptly told. All the acting, directing, and editing are done with a lot of attention to detail. This was obviously a labor of love and not just an attempt to make a few bucks.
I was not a Ray Charles film before I saw this film and I probably will not buy any of his records, but this is a first-rate film and I highly recommend it. 10/10