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Movie critics combined give Ray (2004) a score of 3.1809 out of 4
based on (114) reviews
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Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Ethan Alter)TV Guide (Ethan Alter)
Foxx is the one standout in an otherwise overcrowded film. ...read the complete Ray movie review at TV Guide (Ethan Alter)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
Sure, it’s the Jamie Foxx breakout role. But the movie around it is so systematically “inspirational” that it comes perilously close to sabotaging the breakout. ...read the complete Ray movie review at New York Magazine (Ken Tucker)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Unlike his songs, the film holds something back. It goes deep into a life filled with as much trouble and pain as triumph and accomplishment but never quite gets at the root of who Ray is. ...read the complete Ray movie review at The Hollywood Reporter (Kirk Honeycutt)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
The heart of Ray, of course, is the music and, whatever other shortcomings the film may have, it does not fall short as a showcase for the artist's greatest hits. ...read the complete Ray movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Sluggish, conventional, and almost completely lacking in energy. ...read the complete Ray movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
I was looking forward to this film. I'm a fan of Ray and his music, and have heard some recent interviews with him on the radio. So, like you perhaps, I was expecting to see a film about a resilient talented fellow overcoming many obstacles to success. ...read the complete Ray movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
Jamie Foxx does a wonderful job of bringing to life such a charismatic persona, and he certainly deserves an Oscar nod, but the film’s negative direction kills the final product. The dramatization seems so exaggerated that you will wonder why ...read the complete Ray movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The IndependentThe Independent
The film keeps reminding us of the man's boldness as a musical innovator: fed up with generic limits, he had the idea of fusing R&B with gospel, for which stroke of brilliance he was accused of blasphemy. Charles was a man who, for better and ...read the complete Ray movie review at The Independent
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
The great Ray Charles was never this lackluster. Ray, Taylor Hackford's biopic on the famed, influential musician, offers small glimpses into the legend and life of Ray Charles, but otherwise is a pretty paint-by-numbers approach that screams cable ...read the complete Ray movie review at Reel.com
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
All of the hype plugged into Taylor Hackford's Ray Charles biopic Ray has centered on Jamie Foxx's performance as the legendary singer/songwriter. Yet the real energy and passion in this film does not belong to Foxx, but rather to a quartet of ...read the complete Ray movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Were it not for the performance of Foxx, the movie, which touches every base and slows to a crawl near home plate, would sink even when the score soars. ...read the complete Ray movie review at Dallas Observer (Robert Wilonsky)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
As Ray nears its abrupt ending, it veers into camp silliness, complete with a psychedelic freak-out withdrawal sequence straight out of a Roger Corman LSD epic. ...read the complete Ray movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Hackford's movie falls into a meandering saunter. As the music grows dull, so does the movie. ...read the complete Ray movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Differs from other authorized Hollywood musical biopics in one striking detail: its subject, still alive when most of this was made, is almost never shown as a likable person. ...read the complete Ray movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Ray (2004) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for LA Weekly (Kim Morgan)LA Weekly (Kim Morgan)
For too many minutes of its two and a half hours, Ray flips through its cinematic pages with a breathless and-then-this-happened urgency, offering up little in the way of personality (or truth) beyond Jamie Foxx's strong performance. ...read the complete Ray movie review at LA Weekly (Kim Morgan)
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Ray (2004) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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Ray (2004) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
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