A performance that makes a film.

Rating: 8/10 (12 September 2006)

"Ray" (2004) is a spectacular biopic film mainly because of the outstanding Oscar-winning performance by Jamie Foxx as the lead character Ray Charles. The film takes place during the late 1940s to the 1960s, following Ray Charles' rise to fame and the price that comes with it including heroin addiction that leads to bouts with the police, and numerous affairs with other women besides his wife. Not only that, there are flashbacks to his childhood in the 1930s and how his mother influenced what he was to become. Also kudos in acting go to Kerry Washington as his wife Bea and Regina King as his mistress Margie Hendricks. This is a must-see film for the acting - an 8 out of 10.