Ray
2004
***
Director: Taylor Hackford
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King, Clifton Powell, C.J. Sanders
Ray Charles was one of the pioneers of soul music, and as a successful blind black man he was an inspiration to many. This biopic is entertaining but formulaic, and unable to get under Ray's skin. The music numbers and Jamie Foxx's Academy Award winning performance are worth the watch, but Ray, a long time heroin addict and a serial philanderer, gets off too lightly as a person.
