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Life (1999)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:27

Rotten:27

Average Rating:5.7/10

Consensus: Entertaining if not over-the-top humor from a solid comic duo provides plenty of laughs.

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a prison comedy underlined by serious social commentary. Rayford Gibson (Murphy), an opportunistic con man, and Claude Banks (Lawrence), an ambitious... [More]

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Obba Babatunde, Ned Beatty

Director: Ted Demme

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Oct 19, 2000

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	Jeffrey M. Anderson	Life is a surprise that not only avoids typical trappings, but throws in a tinge of the bittersweet as well. Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 25 2009 09:58 PM	Combustible Celluloid
1/5	Rob Gonsalves	Murphy and Lawrence never quite move beyond shtick. Full Review \| Comment \| Sep., 24 2007 05:13 PM	eFilmCritic.com
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 09 2006 03:17 AM	Time Out
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jul., 21 2005 03:58 AM	Houston Chronicle
N/R	Robin Clifford	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 09 2005 04:09 AM	Reeling Reviews
N/R	Moira MacDonald	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Dec., 31 2003 05:11 PM	Seattle Times
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 17 2003 08:10 AM	Denver Post
3/4	Kate Manning	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:11 PM	Palo Alto Weekly
4.5/5	John R. McEwen	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 08 2003 08:21 AM	Film Quips Online
N/R	Margaret A. McGurk	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Oct., 15 2002 08:18 AM	Cincinnati Enquirer
2.5/4	Marty Mapes	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 21 2002 08:16 AM	Movie Habit
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 25 2002 08:15 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2/5	Pablo Villaca	N�o h� atua��o que resista a um roteiro fraco como o deste filme. Full Review \| Comment \| May., 31 2002 12:14 PM	Cinema em Cena
2/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 22 2002 08:12 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R	Philip Kemp	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 05 2002 08:12 AM	Sight and Sound
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Nov., 12 2001 08:10 AM	Los Angeles Times
short	Chuck Rudolph	Face it folks: Eddie Murphy just ain't funny anymore. Full Review \| 2 Comments \| Apr., 20 2001 10:53 PM	Matinee Magazine
3/4	James Kendrick	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Feb., 27 2001 04:17 PM	Q Network Film Desk
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Empire Magazine
2.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Reel.com

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