I absolutely adore this movie.
The movie is about Ray's life, and it covers a lot of aspects of his life which is very impressive. It did a great job at potraying it.
The acting is absolutely wonderful. Jamie Foxx's performance was spectacular. He conveys the emotion perfectly. I also really liked Kerry Washington's performance, I think she did a great job, and the rest of the acting is also perfect. I have 0 complaints with the acting.
As for the cinematography category, the soundtrack is fantastic (of course it is, it is Ray Charles), and the audio is great and loud, I had the movie at 37% volume and I heard it loud and clear. As for the visuals, I found those perfect as well. Perfect graphics, and clear to see. The camera was perfectly fine, there was no shaky camera. And the cinematography aspect has no complaints from me.
It was a very engaging movie to watch. It is more of an emotional and important film than a "fun" film. But it was not fun (except watching the music scenes, that was fun), it was engaging to watch. It was entertaining. So, while maybe entertainment might not be the main goal, it did it anyways. And I was satisfied with the entertainment.
But most of all it was an emotional journey. It was a very dramatic and sad film. It is important and powerful. Tear-jerking scenes are very present. It manages to make you emotional.
As for the realism, I hear it was an accurate movie (I was not part of Ray Charles's life, but from what I hear, it is highly accurate), but based on my research of his life, it simply missed a few aspects of his life. A lot of it was presented. But, there were some things that the movie did not talk about, which is all right. It showed a lot of it. So not many points are taken off on the realism category.
The ending is great in my opinion, however there could have been more. It only removes a few points. But, there could have been more to the ending. Such as, what happened after rehab? Sure, we can just go on google and research it but it would have been nice to see it. I still loved the ending, but it is the weakest part of the movie.
In conclusion: Plot: 10/10 Acting: 10/10 Cinematography: 10/10 Entertainment level: 9.8/10 Emotional impact: 10/10 Realism: 9.8/10 Ending: 9.7/10 Characters: 10/10
Final rating: 99.125% (but I round it up to 100 after 98%.)
The movie is about Ray's life, and it covers a lot of aspects of his life which is very impressive. It did a great job at potraying it.
The acting is absolutely wonderful. Jamie Foxx's performance was spectacular. He conveys the emotion perfectly. I also really liked Kerry Washington's performance, I think she did a great job, and the rest of the acting is also perfect. I have 0 complaints with the acting.
As for the cinematography category, the soundtrack is fantastic (of course it is, it is Ray Charles), and the audio is great and loud, I had the movie at 37% volume and I heard it loud and clear. As for the visuals, I found those perfect as well. Perfect graphics, and clear to see. The camera was perfectly fine, there was no shaky camera. And the cinematography aspect has no complaints from me.
It was a very engaging movie to watch. It is more of an emotional and important film than a "fun" film. But it was not fun (except watching the music scenes, that was fun), it was engaging to watch. It was entertaining. So, while maybe entertainment might not be the main goal, it did it anyways. And I was satisfied with the entertainment.
But most of all it was an emotional journey. It was a very dramatic and sad film. It is important and powerful. Tear-jerking scenes are very present. It manages to make you emotional.
As for the realism, I hear it was an accurate movie (I was not part of Ray Charles's life, but from what I hear, it is highly accurate), but based on my research of his life, it simply missed a few aspects of his life. A lot of it was presented. But, there were some things that the movie did not talk about, which is all right. It showed a lot of it. So not many points are taken off on the realism category.
The ending is great in my opinion, however there could have been more. It only removes a few points. But, there could have been more to the ending. Such as, what happened after rehab? Sure, we can just go on google and research it but it would have been nice to see it. I still loved the ending, but it is the weakest part of the movie.
In conclusion: Plot: 10/10 Acting: 10/10 Cinematography: 10/10 Entertainment level: 9.8/10 Emotional impact: 10/10 Realism: 9.8/10 Ending: 9.7/10 Characters: 10/10
Final rating: 99.125% (but I round it up to 100 after 98%.)