Ray

July 21, 2004 B. John 343 Views

Ray (2004)

The life and career of the legendary popular music pianist, Ray Charles.

Directed by
Taylor Hackford

Genres
Biography, Drama, Music

Cast
Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, Harry J. Lennix, Bokeem Woodbine, Aunjanue Ellis, Sharon Warren, C.J. Sanders, Curtis Armstrong, Richard Schiff, Larenz Tate, Terrence Dashon Howard, David Krumholtz, Wendell Pierce

DVD

This was definitely my favorite for 2004. Jamie Foxx did an outstanding job of portraying Ray Charles. As the movie went on, you began to forget it was a movie with an actor playing Charles.

The movie didn’t over idolize nor demonize him, but seemed to show a believable person.

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B. John

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