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Article: Unchained Genius; Jamie Foxx channels Ray Charles in a powerful, gritty and moving tribute
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- The Philadelphia Tribune
- Article date:
- October 29, 2004
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Roberts, Kimberly C.
Philadelphia Tribune, The
10-29-2004
In case you haven't noticed, the Hollywood hype machine has been working
overtime promoting "Ray," the amazing new biopic chronicling the life and
the music of American icon Ray Charles. You can go ahead and believe the
hype, because Jamie Foxx is that damned good in this phenomenal film.
Bursting with sound and color, this vivid dramatization, directed by Taylor
Hackford ("An Officer and a Gentleman," "Against All Odds," "White
Nights"), is a superb vehicle for the multitalented actor/comedian.
This captivating story, written by Hackford and told largely through a
series of flashbacks, begins when a teenaged Ray Charles Robinson, blind
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