Grade:  A

Director:  Taylor Hackford		Released:  October 2004
Writer:  Taylor Hackford, James L. White		MPAA Rating:  PG-13
Players:  Jamie Foxx, Kerry Washington, Curtis Armstrong		Running time:  152 minutes

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The big story here is Jamie Foxx's performance as the titular character.  I'll be damned if I didn't believe I was watching Ray Charles himself for the duration of this film.  Up to now, I haven't been the biggest Foxx fan, I thought he was pedestrian in Ali and slightly better in Collateral.  But he's excellent in this picture.  When it comes down to it, that's a very good, and important, thing for the movie.  Once you accept an actor in the role of a famous person, you can concentrate on the story.  I can see why he's the front-runner for the Oscar.

As for the film, I enjoyed it.  It was entertaining.

- crocoPuffs