Great documentary of this musical legend!

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2006)

I really liked this movie and was very surprised at how well Jamie Foxx did in executing the role of Ray Charles. I had only seen Ray Charles in concert one time before he passed away, but Foxx did a great job of copying his mannerisms and singing along with the audio tracks from Charles. I did not know a lot about the life of Charles, so this movie was also an eye opening experience to his hardships and journey in life, though the womanizing and drug addiction was definitely not a surprise to me. I really liked the recurring nightmares that Charles experienced through his life about his younger brother who died as a young boy.
So its pretty much a documentary, being a biographical movie and all, and is a very good depiction of it. Once again, Foxx amazed me with his acting and the mannerisms of Charles which he copied almost flawlessly. Great movie for anyone!