Taylor Hackford’s RAY does what the best of biopics should do, tell not just who someone is, or what someone has done, but the why behind it all, in this case Ray Charles. Based on his decades of knowing the man himself, Hackford takes facts and mixes them with a healthy dose of poetic license… Read More »
RAY — DVD
Taylor Hackford is not originally from the south, but he has the soul of a southerner when it comes to storytelling. In RAY, he uses it to blend past and present in ways that don’t just show how the former affects the latter, but how in the emotional landscape of the title character, the legendary… Read More »
MISS CONGENIALITY II — ARMED AND FABULOUS
What buoyed the wafer thin plot of MISS CONGENIALITY was Sandra Bullocks ability to mug and klutz her way through the role of an FBI tomboy ugly duckling turned reluctant swan. Enduring the indignities of waxing, lip liner, and high heels in pursuit of the bad guy was a story that offered no surprises, but… Read More »