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Title: Ray (2004)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jamie Foxx | ... | Ray Charles | |
| Kerry Washington | ... | Della Bea Robinson | |
| Regina King | ... | Margie Hendricks | |
| Clifton Powell | ... | Jeff Brown | |
| Harry Lennix | ... | Joe Adams | |
| Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Fathead Newman | |
| Aunjanue Ellis | ... | Mary Ann Fisher | |
| Sharon Warren | ... | Aretha Robinson | |
| C.J. Sanders | ... | Young Ray Robinson | |
| Curtis Armstrong | ... | Ahmet Ertegun | |
| Richard Schiff | ... | Jerry Wexler | |
| Larenz Tate | ... | Quincy Jones | |
| Terrence Howard | ... | Gossie McGee (as Terrence Dashon Howard) | |
| David Krumholtz | ... | Milt Shaw | |
| Wendell Pierce | ... | Wilbur Brassfield | |
The story of Ray Charles (played by Jamie Foxx), music legend. Told in his adult life with flashbacks to his youth we see his humble origins in Florida, his turbulent childhood, which included losing his brother and then his sight, his rise as pianist in a touring band, him writing his own songs and running his own band, and then stardom. Also includes his addiction to drugs and its affect on his working life and family life. Written by grantss
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Given that Jamie Fox's former leading credentials not that long ago were limited to the Fox comedy series In Living Color and the atrocity of film, Booty Call, this is a truly pleasant surprise break-out performance. Jamie Fox is Ray Charles in this movie. You never question it or even think of him as Jamie Fox. It truly is uncanny. He physically looks like him, especially with the glasses, but the true magic of the performance is that he acts just like him. He walks around and performs like him, smiles like him, and just does everything like him. This is the best rendering of a real-life character in film since Jim Carrey's depiction of Andy Kaufman in Man On The Moon. However, I'd venture to say that Fox's rendering of Ray is even better. The film itself is good too, though it fails to make a smooth transition in several parts of it and lulls in some parts, while not lingering long enough in others. Of course all films of this nature that are essentially biographies to some extent tend to suffer somewhat from things of this nature. It's hard to pack 70 years into 2 1/2 hrs. Thus, the script mainly traces his early days starting out in music up into the late 60's, with a few flashbacks into his childhood and a brief jump to a single event in 1979. This is the only film I have ever seen in which the entire audience, myself included, stood up and gave a standing ovation after the last scene. It's a celebration of the life of Ray Charles that must be seen by all of his fans. The film doesn't pull any punches though. Two of the main dramatic focuses of the picture are Ray's infidelity on the road and his heroine addiction. All-in-all, a good movie, a great Oscar-worthy performance, and a good way to spend 2 1/2 hrs. This movie held my attention so well throughout its entirety that I really couldn't believe it was nearly as long as a lengthy epic like Titanic. A few quick notes: Jamie Fox spent a lot of time with Ray Charles in preparing for this role. Jamie wore prosthetics during the entire filming of the movie that made him unable to see, so if you wonder why he acts like he's blind so well, it's because he was for the movie. Also, he did all the piano playing himself, as he is practically a professionally trained pianist himself. However, for the singing, Jamie lip syncs perfectly to Charles' vocals. Overall, 8/10 movie...10/10 Jamie Fox performance.