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Jamie Foxx's uncannily accurate performance isn't the only good thing about Ray. Riding high on a wave of Oscar® buzz, Foxx proved himself worthy of all the hype by portraying blind R&B legend Ray Charles in a warts-and-all performance that Charles approved shortly before his death in June 2004. Despite a few dramatic embellishments of actual incidents (such as the suggestion that the accidental drowning of Charles's younger brother caused all the inner demons that Charles would battle into adulthood), the film does a remarkable job of summarizing Charles's strengths as a musical innovator and his weaknesses as a philandering heroin addict who recorded some of his best songs while flying high as a kite. Foxx seems to be channeling Charles himself, and as he did with the life of Ritchie Valens in La Bamba, director Taylor Hackford gets most of the period details absolutely right as he chronicles Ray's rise from "chitlin circuit" performer in the early '50s to his much-deserved elevation to legendary status as one of the all-time great musicians. Foxx expertly lip-syncs to Ray Charles's classic recordings, but you could swear he's the real deal in a film that honors Ray Charles without sanitizing his once-messy life. --Jeff Shannon
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Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Regina King. There's only one Ray Charles and the story of this musical genius and his inspirational triumphs over seemingly impossible adversities is surely a tribute to the immense power of Ray's spirit and dedication to his music and his faith. Includes 14 deleted scenes, uncut musical performances, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and much more. 2 DVDS. 2004/color/153 min/PG-13.
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Product as arrived on time. Full plastic cover + protective sticker in place. Movie is working well. Low price and high quality.
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By hfettig
Format:DVD
Ray is a great movie and Jamie Foxx's performance is spectacular.
The DVD, however, lures you with the promise of an extended edition including 25min of additional footage. Well, that is true, but they way it is presented is very annoying. When you choose to play the extended edition, the movie skips back and forth to the deleted scenes at the appropriate points during the movie. Granted, maybe my DVD player is not the fastest one out there, which makes the skips very obvious, but the way the extended scenes are cut you end up seeing bits and pieces of the scenes twice, like Oberon's introduction of Ray in the club. This is extremely annoying and caused me to switch back to the original version after the third "extended scene".
The sad part is, that, since this is a 2 DVD edition, there would have been enough room for putting both editions separately on the DVDs with room to spare for the special features.
Format:Blu-ray
Item arrive in time perfect condition A1 seller i recommend it , 5 stars !! Very good seller It's a perfect transaction .
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A biopic on the great Ray Charles which does not realize its full...
i can't say Ray is a bad movie,because it certainly isn't.however, i
just think it could have been better.Jamie Foxx is very good in the
title role. Read more
just think it could have been better.Jamie Foxx is very good in the
title role. Read more
Published on Oct 31 2007 by falcon
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you are a fan, see it ; if you aren't, see it too :)
This film tells us the story of the first 40 years in the life of Ray Charles Robinson (1930-2004), a well-known American musician and composer. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2007 by M. B. Alcat
5.0 out of 5 stars
Memorable
This stunning bio-pic stars Jamie Foxx as legendary singer Ray Charles. We see in flashbacks how Ray grew up in utter poverty, was blinded by glaucoma, lost both his brother and... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2006 by Kona
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sastifies Your Cravings
The movie is a great depiction of Ray Charles life. Jamie Foxx is absolutely brilliant, he makes you smile, cry, and just glow all at the same time. Read more
Published on Feb 27 2005 by Ok_Lai
2.0 out of 5 stars
Well Made Shlock
"Ray" starts well - covering an interesting period in music as Ray Charles' career gets going, but soon degenerates into standard (and in some cases, substandard)... Read more
Published on Feb 21 2005 by F. W. Young
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