ray charles robinson ( jamie foxx ) be a extremely talented pianist and singer as well . ray be an smart man a well . ray start his career in the late 1940 before he find his distinctive style . ray be certainly popular at the night club with his music . thing change and when he meet an ambitious music producer ( curtis armstrong ) . who know ray get what it take to be an strong performer and he also meet an woman ( kerry washington ) and he love as well and marries along the way . ray album become an hit and when he mix soul music and gospel together . which make ray an controversial man during in the 1950 to the 1960 . ray have love for all kind of music and include country . but ray isn not always the perfect man a he seem to be . since he have plenty of fail relationship with other woman and while he marry . but he also have to battle with racism and people who double cross him and his music ideal and of course and his drug addiction . which it make ray life extremely difficult for him and as well for battle the tragedy of his childhood . which ray always blame himself for . direct by oscar winner representtaylor hackford ( against all odds and devil advocate and dolores claiborne ) make an fascinating true life story of the always interesting of the late ray charles . foxx win an oscar for his touch performance of the late entertainer . foxx brings heart and soul in the film and humour as well . but this film have plenty of rich performance by an top cast include representregina king and clifton powell and bokeem woodbine and aunjaune elli and warwick davis and terrence howard and sharon warren a ray mother . this be probably the best film of hackford career to date . the film have plenty of song of charles best music as well . dvd have an sharp pan and scan ( 1 . 33 represent1 ) transfer and an excellent dolby digital 5 . 1 surround sound . disc 1 have an informative commentary by the director and the dvd also have the original theatrical cut and extended version as well . but u be well watch the theatrical version instead and because the bonus footage be in bad shape at time and u have to click on a logo if you want to see these delete scene . disc 2 have delete scene with optional commentary by the director ( which be see in the extended version ) and featurettes and more . but the featurettes be disappointingly short for this dvd . since the movie be extraordinary good . this film be nominate four oscar include best costume design and best director and best editing and best picture . this be an amazing true life story well tell but of course and charles life be even more controversial and outrageous than the final film . still and it pretty damn close . screenplay by james l. white . from an story by white and director representhackford . oscar winner for best sound . don not miss it . ( ½ or ) .