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(1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1   "Some of the performances of Ray Charles's greatest hits send you right over the void at the center of the movie."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Suffers from over-emphasis on personal demons, too many flashbacks and a tacked-on ending -- but Jamie Foxx is incredible."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker B- "Ray does provide a sweet reminder of the power of Charles’s music, and if that’s all the film can really offer, that isn’t such a bad deal after all."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf "Ray collapses lore and desire into metaphorical, emotional, and narrative economy, occasioned by a groundbreaking song."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4/5 "This is a great time at the movies, an unforgettable story about a true legend."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius C+ "“Ray” starts out well… and then falls into the entrenched paths of just about every other overwrought, over-long musical biopic ever filmed."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher B "Won me over because of Jamie Foxx's powerful performance where he inhabits Charles--capturing the singer's characteristics."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "A disappointingly unoriginal and one-note biography of a man and his life that were anything but."   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman 3/5 "(...) Una lograda actuación y buena música no hacen, necesariamente, una gran película. Y Ray es uno de esos casos."   Uruguay Total   Enrique Buchichio B+ "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."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "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- status, biopic?"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress 3.5/4 "...[a] heartfelt and hauntingly poetic biopic. Hackford’s potent examination of Ray Charles is profoundly revealing and courageous"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B- "Slick, oversized (at 153 minutes), ostensibly warts-and-all but actually quite reverential, the movie is nonetheless quite enjoyable, thanks [to]...Foxx's galvanizing turn."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "Ray boasts a great smorgasbord of music and a fine performance by Jamie Foxx but is hobbled by a mediocre screenplay and its long playing time."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "Sluggish, conventional, and almost completely lacking in energy."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/5 "The 2004 Oscar season kicks off with a great performance by Jamie Foxx and great music -- wrapped in a not-so-great movie."   Netflix   James Rocchi 3.5/4 "Foxx is brilliant, and sturdily supported by [James L.] White's script all the way"   Perihelion Journal   Jay Antani 2.5/4 "Maybe it’s the hype but I’m not feeling the love."   Aufmuth.com   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Although this glittery film doesn't really break any new ground, it's still a nice tribute to a man who did."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 3/4 "'Jamie Foxx brinda una de esas interpretaciones que, aunque suene a cliché, quedan para la historia' "   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 5/5 "click to read full review [Greek]"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 5/5 "."   3BlackChicks Review   Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel 4.5/5 "Jamie Foxx's spectacular performance (hindered by the inability to act with his eyes) anchors a rich, strong film."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 4/5 "This bio-pic isn’t about Ray Charles’ moral highlights. It was about his revolutionary development of his own music, and how he took control of his own destiny."   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr 3.5/4 " Ray Charles will be missed, but there will always be his music, and now this film."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest C "Foxx, like Will Smith in Ali, has perfected a party trick rather than a performance. Give him some sunglasses, let him rock back and forth, and he does a great Ray Charles."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B- "Foxx is terrific and the music is great, but Ray is an overlong, meat and potatoes biopic with a not particularly likable hero"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 4/4 "Emerges as an honest and loving tribute to one of the few, true legends of modern music."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik B- "Ray is a flawed film, but Foxx’s captivating acting and a bustling soundtrack smooth the rough spots."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer 8/10 "Jamie Foxx is magnetic as Ray Charles but does not show us enough inner conflict. The film is at its best showing the roots of the character."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[Foxx is] astonishing... using his whole body... to express himself eloquently..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/5 "Feels like it's trying to cover too much ground."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 4/4 "The film leaves us with an impression that Ray Charles was one of the artists who mattered most in the history of recorded music."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The movie's two greatest strengths are Foxx's performance and Charles' music...but it never surmounts the biopic hurdles that separate stories from formulas. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/4 "Foxx's mannered performance fails to convey the complexities beneath Charles's trademark twitches. "   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 3/5 "A busca por concisão em uma cinebiografia é importante, mas não pode ser alcançada sacrificando-se a complexidade da história e tornando-a artificial, que é o que ocorre aqui."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca "This is one of the great performances of the year. Foxx has the voice and mannerisms down pat."   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 2/5 "Jamie Foxx's impersonation of Ray Charles completely fails to live up to the hype. "   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4.5/5 "Anchored by Foxx's astonishingly powerful performance, this moving and engaging biographical film ... is also director Hackford's finest film."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Benefits greatly from a wealth of powerful supporting performances, in addition to Jamie Foxx's star-making turn."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 3/5 "a greatest hits compilation that’s missing a few tunes"   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 9/10 "Jamie Foxx will be one of this year's hottest Oscar contenders for his charismatic portrayal of this pioneering musical genius."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3/4 "Foxx is going to win the Oscar in a couple of months."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3.5/4 " "Ray" is truly one of the best films this year."   BlackFilm.com   Wilson Morales 7/10 Read review   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel 3.5/4 Read review   Big Picture Big Sound   Joe Lozito Read review   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. Read review   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 48) of 48 OFCS Rating: 72% Fresh Page   1