Made for TV Movie

Rating: 6/10 (19 August 2005)

I caught this movie on cable the other night and was kind of surprised at how similar this was to a made for TV movie. The script was too predictable and cliché which overshadowed what may have been good acting. Perhaps the movie was too hyped, but it played like any network movie of music legends, a la the Jacksons, Elvis, Buddy Holly, etc. For such a major production I would have expected a better script. An example would be when Ray is just starting out and is scheduled to tour as support when the lead can't make it, the big questions is who will we ever get to fill in? Well of course it must be Ray. Maybe I'm being cynical but that and similar scenes really took away from the movie.
Overall it's worth seeing, the music is great and Foxx really does do a great job. If you not familiar with Ray Charles' story, this movie can also prove to be informative.