Do you think that Jamie Foxx.................

would have gotten so much hype for his performance had Ray Charles been alive? I guess Ray, picked a good time to die because almost like a month after he died the movie came out. I think that if he was still living, it wouldn't have been as big a deal. Any thoughts??????????

Beaver: MTV was OBVIOUSLY joking about him choosing his time to die...obviously.

MTV: I think that Jamie Foxx would have gotten the same recognition, but the movie as a whole probably wouldn't have gotten so much recognition. The movie just isn't that good.

---

No he's definitely not. But he's the best part of that movie, which still isn't saying a lot.

---

You should see RAY. Although I don't think it's a very good movie, I learned a lot about Ray Charles that I didn't know, and there are a few tearjerker moments with Ray's mother and younger brother.

---

It's Katharine, with an A :)

I think it's interesting that people get up in arms about performers being dubbed in movie musicals, yet no one complains that Jamie Foxx is lip synching to Ray Charles' voice.

Theres a difference between lip synching and being dubbed. Which did he do? If he lip synched to his own vocals, oh well, every musical does that. If not, well, I'm sure if I agree with him being dubbed. Was it Ray's actual singing in the movie?

Ray Charles died June 11, 2004

The movie "Ray" was released in theaters October 29, 2004

That is very very true.

---

On a somewhat-related note, did Ray Charles see the completed film? I know he was involved in its making.

Ray did hear the movie before his death. In response to the movie he said something like, "That's the truth man." From my understanding the movie had been made for a while. It was listed on imdb for some quite a bit of time.

Jamie had an excellent year with three breakout performances. I think he's getting the hype because it's a breakout year for him. I mean, this guy starred in "The Great White Hype", "Booty Call", and "Breakin All The Rules." He's done a COMPLETE 360.

RAY definitely isn't a bad movie, but it just lacks in so many aspects. It is so poorly directed and put together that I can only imagine how great it would have been if if had a better director and writer. The cast really is superb - Ray's mother (I don't know her name) was brilliant and completely broke my heart. It is definitely a rewarding movie and even slightly moving - I learned so much about Ray that even if the movie was crap, atleast I got that out of it. It's great that he was banned from performing in the state of Georgia as long as it was segregated - then years later he was offically welcomed back - that was so moving and uplifting. I loved the flashback moments, but other than that thought it was very flat and dry. Foxx was good, as I said, but nothing beats DiCaprio and Depp this year. Unfortunately, he probably will.

---

No, he definitely sang along to old Ray Charles recordings. Trust me.

---