Some stories just can't be told.

Rating: 1/10 (1 February 2005)

Bird may have been flawed, but at least it wasn't boring. Did Ray Charles struggle? Not according to this film. I think someone else needed to write the screenplay, or a documentary may have been more appropriate. Jamie Foxx is only as good as the material; he is unable to rise above it. The songs are great, hence Mr. Foxx is great doing them, but this is a terrible film with no real heart or soul. Brevity is no longer the soul of wit, not that I'm calling myself a wit; but to submit a comment, you are required to post no less than 10 lines of drivel, even when 5 would suffice. Mr. Foxx, in my estimation, has not been plying his craft long enough to be called a serious actor. Neither does he deserve the praise and accolades that are being heaped upon him. I think people are confusing him with the real article, he is not Ray Charles. Everything about the back story was poorly executed.