I feel really bad giving this movie only three stars. Jamie Foxx gave an awe-inspiring performance as the title role. At times he simply was Ray Charles; it was really amazing to see.

But a great acting job doesn't make up for the rest of the movie. It was painfully cut together, complete with made-for-TV type scenes that obviously condensed entire sections of his life into a few little sound bites. Oh, and outside of his drug-laced years, we don't really learn that much of Ray Charles' life. It effectively ends when he's let back into Georgia, for no good reason.

Perhaps if you're a huge Ray Charles fan, you'll get more out of this movie just from Foxx's acting abilities, but otherwise, there's not really much here. It's a pity too; it seems this could have been a great movie.