| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie |
"The amazing thing about Foxx's performance is that he's so very credible." more... |
B |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...it never once crosses your mind that you're watching an actor play Ray Charles." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Ray Charles was quite a man; this movie not only knows it, but understands it." more... |
A |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Jamie Foxx gives a landmark performance..." more... |
A |
| E! Online |
"...Foxx shines in this role." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"For a man who utilized so many musical keys, Charles' life story comes off as relatively one-note." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...never quite gets at the root of who Ray is." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"It's on the corny side, but just try keeping a dry eye." more... |
B+ |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"Ray succeeds, to an unusual extent for a movie of this kind, in presenting a vivid, convincing portrait of an artist." more... |
B |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...a paint-by-numbers screenplay that runs too long and could have been developed in Biopic 101." more... |
C+ |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"It takes all of five seconds, tops, to believe that Jamie Foxx is the young Ray Charles." more... |
A |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...one of the most complex, multidimensional and satisfying musical bios ever made..." more... |
A |
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