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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 11 Nov 2004

Won me over because of Jamie Foxx's powerful performance where he inhabits Charles--capturing the singer's characteristics…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 09 Nov 2004

It isn't the superficial career reconstruction that makes this movie worth the price of admission, it's the Best of Charles compilation that…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 09 Nov 2004

Much more than Smith as Ali or Hopkins as Nixon, the actor loses himself so thoroughly in the role that it's impossible to tell where Ray Charles…

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By Jimmy O (287) for Film Snobs (370) on 08 Nov 2004

While Foxx makes the film worthwhile, Hackford nearly ruins by investing Ray with the emotional equivilant of a Diet Pepsi ad…

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By Jeanne Kaplan (738) for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (1,174) on 08 Nov 2004

When all is said and done, and Oscar time rolls around, Jamie Foxx will be difficult to beat in the Best Actor category…

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By Sara Michelle Fetters (1,688) for MovieFreak.com (1,674) on 06 Nov 2004

As if we weren't sure before, now it's official: This is the year of the Foxx…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for EricDSnider.com (2,026) on 06 Nov 2004

It's the music that keeps me drawn into the film, followed closely by Jamie Foxx's soulful (in both senses of the word) performance…

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By John P. Mccarthy (315) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 05 Nov 2004

An emphatically entertaining, toe-tapping cautionary tale about how drug addiction is more crippling than any physical handicap…

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By Rex Reed (1,506) for New York Observer (1,400) on 04 Nov 2004

Jamie Foxx's all-encompassing performance in the title role more than justifies the early Oscar gossip it has generated…

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By Fr. Chris Carpenter (308) for Catholic Sun (12) on 04 Nov 2004

Overlong, but what makes the film's length more endurable is the impeccable acting of its cast…

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By Mark Collette (97) for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (351) on 02 Nov 2004

Foxx is essentially critic-proof ... Yet he's embroiled in an editing nightmare…

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By Angela Baldassarre (259) for Sympatico.ca (259) on 02 Nov 2004

In Taylor Hackford's Ray, Jamie Foxx delivers the season's most mesmerizing performance as late singer Ray Charles…

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By Vince Koehler (156) for Entertainment Spectrum (633) on 02 Nov 2004

Jamie Fox is electrifying as Ray Charles in Ray that has Oscar written all over it…

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By Mark Palermo (504) for The Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) (715) on 02 Nov 2004

The film doesn't make Ray Charles' lifetime events into necessary, cumulative movie events…

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By Phil Hall (302) for Film Threat (5,156) on 02 Nov 2004

Jamie Foxx's impersonation of Ray Charles completely fails to live up to the hype…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Netflix (481) on 01 Nov 2004

The 2004 Oscar season kicks off with a great performance by Jamie Foxx and great music -- wrapped in a not-so-great movie…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 01 Nov 2004

Suffers from over-emphasis on personal demons, too many flashbacks and a tacked-on ending -- but Jamie Foxx is incredible…

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By Jackie K. Cooper (1,018) for jackiekcooper.com (943) on 01 Nov 2004

The genius of Ray Charles' music is matched by the brilliance of Jamie Foxx's performance…

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By Sean Mcbride (367) for Sean the Movie Guy (367) on 01 Nov 2004

Features an outstanding performance by Jamie Foxx in the title role, luscious production design and of course, all of that great Ray Charles music…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for New York Magazine/Vulture (3,519) on 30 Oct 2004

Sure, it's the Jamie Foxx breakout role…

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