Review of Ray (2003) by Mark Collette for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) — 02 Nov 2004

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

This review of Ray (2003) was written by Mark Collette and published by Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) on 02 Nov 2004.

Ray has generally received mixed reviews.

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