I didn't like this movie, but I think it was more that I didn't like what the movie was about.  I think I can appreciate Ray's music more without knowing the story behind it.  I felt like to focus was on his problems and not enough on his music, and I hated how I sat for 2 1/2 hours to only see half of his life story.  And I didn't like the flashback format it had.  I don't know the biography of Ray Charles, but I have a feeling the writer took some liberties...