Heart and Soul

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2005)

A movie of the heart and soul of an American legend. Foxx is superb in his performance. Great supporting cast and who can not admire the soundtrack performances by the great Ray Charles. The film does contain a history lesson of the "Jim Crow" years and the "chitlin" circuit. Very well scripted. Set and art decorations were also excellent. The story shows Ray Charles as the man he was. Yes, an adulterer and heroin addict. The dark side that he fought eventually to destroy. It also shows him as a man of incredible heart and soul. It also shows a man of intense and magnificent talent of many styles of music. He ran the gamut from R&B to country to rock and pop. May he never be forgotten, and this film will perpetuate his memory.