Life (1999) Critic Reviews

Gracefully bittersweet and balanced. [16 April 1999, Calendar, p.F-1]Read the full review

We have been treated to something we normally would never get in a prison comedy like this: a little delicacy with the humor.Read the full review

The movie is ribald, funny and sometimes sweet, and well acted by Murphy, Lawrence and a strong supporting cast.Read the full review

Imagine my surprise when I discovered that not only is Life funny (and at times downright hilarious), but it also offers a light portion of sweetened social commentary and a sometime-affecting buddy element.Read the full review

Careens from decade to decade, and from relative dramatic realism to frequent hilarity, in often-winning fashion.Read the full review

Lawrence and Murphy make an entertaining team. And they are surrounded by a supporting cast that makes the prison setting more pleasant than it has any right to be.Read the full review

Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence are back together and give both of their careers some new life in this sentimental comedy.Read the full review

Feels as if it's inspired by the old "Road" comedies of Crosby and Hope. Except that it's "On the Road to Hell."Read the full review

Life desperately wants to let Murphy and Lawrence be actors, but it can't imagine them as anything more than rowdy showmen. That's a kind of prison as well.Read the full review