Ray Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 146 mins
- Year produced:
- 2004
- Director:
- Taylor Hackford
- Cast:
- Jamie Foxx
- Kerry Washington
- Regina King
Soul legend Ray Charles’ life story was extraordinary by anyone’s standards – raised by a poor single mother, his childhood was blighted by tragedy, and he eventually went blind. Despite all that – or maybe because of it – he went on to become a superstar singer. This excellent biopic celebrates Charles’ talent and determination while not covering up his problems with addiction and womanising. Jamie Foxx combines a spot-on impersonation with a performance that also puts across the real man behind the legend.
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Fascinating facts
In order to help his performance as Ray Charles seem more authentic, Jamie Foxx had his eyes covered with “prosthetics” during filming – after disastrous early experiments with gluing them shut.