Life: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 0 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)

Life desperately wants to let Murphy and Lawrence be actors, but it can't imagine them as anything more than rowdy showmen.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)

Lawrence and Murphy make an entertaining team!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)

We have been treated to something we normally would never get in a prison comedy like this: a little delicacy with the humor.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)

75

Ribald, funny and sometimes sweet, and well acted by Murphy, Lawrence and a strong supporting cast.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Michael Wilmington Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

Funny, sad, conventional, unpredictable -- just like the real thing!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Bob Fenster Arizona Republic (Top Critic)

Lawrence's best movie and one of Murphy's best!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

Lively, packed with colorful characters and spiked with outbursts of outrageous banter!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Rod Dreher New York Post (Top Critic)

This prison dramedy's muddled, episodic script seems to have gone on a hunger strike for humor!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Sean Means Film.com (Top Critic)

Life plays more like This Is Your Life for Eddie Murphy, cobbling together elements from his earlier, funnier movies.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

50

Full Review » 10 years ago
Michael Rechtshaffen Hollywood Reporter (Top Critic)

An unexpectedly moving surprise!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid

Life is a surprise that not only avoids typical trappings, but throws in a tinge of the bittersweet as well.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Rob Gonsalves eFilmCritic.com

20

Murphy and Lawrence never quite move beyond shtick.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Kate Manning Palo Alto Weekly

75

Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

90

Full Review » 9 years ago
Marty Mapes Movie Habit

63

Full Review » 10 years ago
Pablo Villaca Cinema em Cena

40

Nao ha atuacao que resista a um roteiro fraco como o deste filme.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Chuck Rudolph Matinee Magazine

0

Face it folks: Eddie Murphy just ain't funny anymore.
Full Review » 11 years ago
James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk

75

Full Review » 11 years ago
Gary Thompson Philadelphia Daily News

Mostly lifeless because deep down, it's really about other movies.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Steve Rhodes Internet Reviews

50

Full Review » 12 years ago
Steven Boone Citysearch

Hilarious!
Full Review » 12 years ago
John Anderson Newsday

A very funny/surprisingly poignant story!
Full Review » 12 years ago
Madeleine Williams Cinematter

50

Full Review » 12 years ago
Scott Weinberg eFilmCritic.com

50

How could these two guys NOT be funny? See the movie and find out.
Full Review » 12 years ago