Excellent

Rating: Null/10 (30 October 2004)

There are several reasons why this movie should be seen.First,Jamie Fox gives a performance worthy of an "Oscar".The women portraying his mother and wife are outstanding.The only criticism I have is that it does not go beyond the seventies and that the song selections were not long enough. Very often the song selections are heard only in the background. Another great feature is the ambiance depicted for Ray's youth.Furthermore there is a lot of poetic license used in the movie. It does not emphasize the the country and western influence Ray had in many more of his songs. Many people are not aware that he was loved by music lovers from all over the world.The omission that he is not shown doing his "America" rendition is inexcusable; a bone-chilling experience.He did it on many occasions including Ronald Reagan inauguration.They could have shown it at the very end or even behind the screen credits