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Opening
with a hand playing out the chords to What I'd Say Ray is all about the
music and there are some truly stunning songs on show here (Charles
sings the songs himself) and some great set pieces from playing Mess
Around in the Atlantic studios to the arrival of his backing band the
Ralettes.
The
movie, whose gorgeous set design is another major plus, ends in the mid
60's with Ray finally freeing himself from the demon drugs, Charles
never really bettered his late fifties and early sixties period, so it
does seem a worthwhile point to leave things. Ray is a great
movie, supremely entertaining, with a great central performance that has
to be seen to really appreciate how good it is.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
This two disc set offers a whole multitude of extras including the
chance to see the movie in an extended version that features 25 minutes
of extra footage, there is also a great feature that gives us the chance
to see complete and uncut musical performances from the film including a
fantastic Hit the Road Jack, a documentary Walking In His Shoes which
follows Foxx's fantastic transformation into Charles who was heavily
involved in the making of the movie (the pair also perform together
here), Ray Remembered is a feature in which his friends and fellow musos
remember the man himself, there are also a set of 14 deleted scenes and
an interesting commentary from director Taylor Hackford.
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