A Look Back At The Life of Ray Charles!

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2013)

This film, Ray, looks back at the iconic music legend Ray Charles. This film has an impressive lead performance by Jamie Foxx and in my opinion, Foxx seemed to transform himself into Ray with all his mannerisms and sound. I was very impressed. On the whole, this movie seems to be a little too long but there were so many events that transpired in Mr. Charles life, I can't blame the filmmakers for the length.
Taylor Hackford's film is about the first thirty-six years of Ray Charles life. The movie talks about his inner demons and how he feels guilt for his brother's death. At age 9, he goes blind and from there we see his rise to the charts.
Jamie Foxx does an incredible job and he deserves that Oscar. After watching this performance, I don't think any other actor could play Ray Charles. The supporting cast does solid as well especially Kerry Washington as Della Bea who stays by her husband's side during his ups and downs.
Overall, this is a good biopic about an iconic music legend. It's sad he passed away right before this film was released. His music is very influential and should not be forgotten. I'm sure he would have liked this film. I learned a lot about the guy, but this film would have been better it wasn't a bit too long and didn't feature choppy editing. I rate this film 8/10.