Ray (Widescreen Edition) (2004)

My God! Jamie Foxx WAS Ray Charles!!

I'm one to poo-poo critical acclaim on most movies (I prefer to judge for myself). Usually the hype far outweighs the content of a so-called Academy Award Winner.

This film, though, brings so much more to the viewer than what the media has presented. Foxx played an incredible role, that of Ray Charles Robinson. Foxx' uncanny ability to become Charles was evident from his introduction in his first scene. The twitchy smile, the soft spoken way in which Charles spoke, the sway, the pigeoned toed swagger--Foxx had it all!

Charles' affliction and battle with heroin was portrayed powerfully throughout the course of the film, as was his triumphant defeat of the addiction. His battle with his own conscious, manifested in the self-tortuous memories of seeing his younger brother drown in their mother's wash basin, is stirring and difficult to watch. Overcoming racism, having women fawn over him (and his apparent addiction to the female gender as well!), and his breathtaking ability to move both white and black audiences was mesmorizing.

Charles defeated many personal deamons; Foxx shows us how he did it.

If you haven't seen this movie, or you haven't purchased this DVD, you have no idea what you are missing.

Kudos to everyone who played a part in its production.

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