The story of the life and career of the legendary rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles, from his humble beginnings in the South, where he went blind at age seven, to his meteoric rise to stardom during the 1950s and 1960s.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Regina King, Kerry Washington.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0350258/
~46 songs in the Soundtracks; includes duplicates. 5 say Performed by Jamie Foxx, 27 Performed by Ray Charles.
2h 32m is the length of the theatrical version. Watched the extended version; no idea how long that was, except it's too long. I know because the dvd takes a pause when accessing the extra footage. They all seem to be included on disc2 deleted scenes anyway.
JF is fabulous, and it's good to hear RC's music. The story ends when RC finished rehab at age 35. In the c.track, the director said it ends there because the next 40 years are boring, nothing but success. If he mentioned anything about RC dying (June) the year the film was released, I missed it. RC did participate in the development and production.
Rated 7.7 (125,039)
Universal & more, dir. Hackford; 7-
