like almost everyone and i be familiar with the music of ray charles . who hasn not hear georgia on my mind and the mess around and some of the other marvelous song feature in this movie . but about the life of ray charles i be sadly ignorant until watch this . i have to say that jamie foxx bring ray charles to life brilliantly . his performance be powerful and right down to the mannerism and voice inflection . the movie also offer a no hold bar account of some of the trial and tribulation charles dealt with over the course of his life and and with some demon from the past that haunt him well into adulthood . perhaps the most powerful scene in the movie be the heroin withdrawal scene and which be painfully realistic . the movie portray charles grow awareness of and involvement with the civil right movement and culminating in his refusal to play before a segregated audience in georgia and which lead to a ban on him perform in the state . his drug addiction and extra marital affair be also well document . the movie revolve around a plea from his mother when he be a child represent do not let anyone or anything turn you into a cripple . the point be that drug do just that and and to honour his mother memory and he have to beat them . there not much here about his late life and career after break his heroin habit but up to that point and this be really powerful stuff . positive .