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By Cynthia Fuchs (1,328) for PopMatters (2,617) on 28 Oct 2004

Ray collapses lore and desire into metaphorical, emotional, and narrative economy, occasioned by a groundbreaking song…

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By Larry Ratliff (323) for San Antonio Express-News (323) on 28 Oct 2004

Foxx, at the center of the turbulence in the title role, turns in a remarkable, soulful performance…

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By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 28 Oct 2004

[Foxx is] astonishing... using his whole body... to express himself eloquently…

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By David Foucher (211) for EDGE Boston (239) on 27 Oct 2004

Ray starts out well... and then falls into the entrenched paths of just about every other overwrought, over-long musical biopic ever filmed…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for Anchorage Press (104) on 27 Oct 2004

Foxx completely disappears into the role, embodying the great man so much so that one instantly forgets it's Foxx up there…

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By Bob Bloom (1,124) for Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) (1,017) on 27 Oct 2004

But the movie belongs to Foxx, who should garner a best actor Academy Award nomination, if not the statue itself, for his astounding performance…

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By Erik Childress (902) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 27 Oct 2004

Couldn't we just watch a Behind-the-Music and get the same greatest hits package in 100-less minutes than another dry, maybe-worthy-for- movie-of-the-week-…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 27 Oct 2004

I haven't seen anything quite this mesmerizing since Daniel Day-Lewis in Gangs of New York…

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By Kevin Courrier (78) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 27 Oct 2004

Regina King's powerhouse performance as Marjorie 'Margie' Hendricks of Ray's backup group, The Raelettes, is a small classic…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 27 Oct 2004

To any poor soul who thinks Foxx wasn't indispensable to this movie: Hit the road, Jack…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 27 Oct 2004

The massaging of reality is to be expected, but it's what holds Ray back from being anything more than a standard entry in its genre…

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By Spence D. (66) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 27 Oct 2004

Ray reveals Foxx for what he truly is: a gifted and immensely talented actor…

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By Duane Dudek (861) for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1,693) on 27 Oct 2004

Its drama is often turgid, but its musical sequences are spectacular. And you couldn't ask for a better soundtrack…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Aufmuth.com (26) on 27 Oct 2004

Maybe it's the hype but I'm not feeling the love…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 27 Oct 2004

It's a shame about Ray, because Foxx is trapped in a movie that takes the music icon's unique story and turns it into cheesy, sentimental American…

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By Chris Hewitt (St. Paul) (2,277) for St. Paul Pioneer Press (4,360) on 27 Oct 2004

I can't stop loving Jamie Foxx's performance as the great, blind singer-songwriter…

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By A.o. Scott (2,100) for New York Times (5,786) on 27 Oct 2004

Taylor Hackford's biography of Ray Charles is a potent and invigorating portrait of genius, thanks to Jamie Foxx's performance and to the music…

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By Kim Morgan (275) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 27 Oct 2004

Ray is indeed inspirational (how can such a life not be?), but it only occasionally moves beyond uplift and easy sentimentality…

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By Mike Ward (328) for Richmond Times-Dispatch (308) on 27 Oct 2004

It's not all flattery, far from it. It's true and raw…

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By Scott Nash (692) for Three Movie Buffs (692) on 27 Oct 2004

The Best Actor Oscar has its first claimant…

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