Alicia I love this movie so much

Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Cody One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

brodieruthers This is a great under-rated film which gives many laughs for people with good sense of humour, was very funny.Hilarious bloopers

Alan Resul Life (1999) The extremely comedic movie Life starring Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence), taking place in the 1920s, is, in a nutshell, about a con artist Ray Gibson, and Claude Banks, who served 65 years of a life sentence for a crime neither of them never committed. One significant aspect of the movie that made it very charming, was the fact that Ray and Claude hardly got along during those 65 years they spent together, but then in the end they ended up being best friends when they were old and free, which you can see in the end when you see them together at a baseball game enjoying each other's company after had fooled everyone that they died in a tragic fire. However it wasn't all happiness in this movie, it did have some sadness in it too, for example when you got to know all the inmates that were imprisoned with Claude and Ray, you regarded them as family. But then as you keep watching the movie you see them all going away one by one, which was very sad. All in all it was a great movie that was filled with comedy, inconvenience and a grain of sadness too, which made it into the crazy adventurous movie that is Life.

tieman64 "Life" is one of Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence's better movies, a funny and at times poignant comedy about two small time crooks who are wrongfully convicted of murder and given a life sentence at a South Mississippi prison. Without seeming pretentious, the film dips into various social, even contemporary issues, dealing comically with police perjury, corrupt/disinterested judicial systems, incompetent defence lawyers, institutionalized racism, a legal system which leaves defendants hanging, the sanctioning and covering up of injustices, shattered dreams and an underclass who are oppressed by a criminal justice system for the system's own social/political benefit. Mostly, though, the film's an excuse for Lawrence and Murphy to drop some F bombs. To date it's Murphy's last R rated movie.With moments of overbearing sentimentality the films at times seems to pander to the "Shawshank Redemption" crowd, but much foul mouthed humour, wisecracks and buddy banter help offset this.8/10 – With "Bowfinger" and "Life", 1999 was perhaps Murphy's last respectable year as a comedian. Worth one viewing.

hot_in_pink_hate_red I thought this movie was funny, but also serious as well. Showing how it was back in the late 30s when African Americans were framed for crimes they never committed and were throw in jail. Another thing it showed was how only a few African Americans could read and write. The film is very accurate when it depicts the life of African Americans who have been imprisoned wrongfully.Eddie Murphy's portrayal of Ray Gibson is flawless and touching, showing how he can be funny, tough, difficult, but loving at times. Martin Lawrence portrayal of Claude Banks is flawless as well, making as a believably imitated, hopeful, intellectual, dignified, and at times... heartbroken man. The late Bernie Mac short portrayal of a Gay inmate is funny and helps reminds you that this film is also a Comedy, not just a Drama. Th rest of the cast is good as well in both being funny and serious.Eddie's Dramatic acting is just as good as his Comedic acting and must NEVER be ignored!