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| Eddie Murphy | ... | ||
| Martin Lawrence | ... | ||
| Obba Babatundé | ... | ||
| Nick Cassavetes | ... | ||
| Anthony Anderson | ... | ||
| Barry Shabaka Henley | ... |
Pokerface
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| Brent Jennings | ... |
Hoppin' Bob
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| Bernie Mac | ... | ||
| Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | ... |
Biscuit
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| Michael Taliferro | ... |
Goldmouth
(as Michael 'Bear' Taliferro)
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| Guy Torry | ... |
Radio
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| Bokeem Woodbine | ... |
Can't Get Right
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| Ned Beatty | ... | ||
| Lisa Nicole Carson | ... |
Sylvia
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| O'Neal Compton | ... |
Superintendant Abernathy
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In the mid-1990s, two inmates bury the burned bodies of two lifers at Mississippi's infamous Parchman Farm; a third old-timer relates their story. They'd served 65 years for a murder they didn't commit, framed by a local sheriff while buying moonshine whiskey for a Manhattan club owner to whom they owed money. In flashbacks we see this odd couple thrown together (Ray is a fast-talking con man, and Claude is a serious man about to start work as a bank teller), the loss of Ray's watch (sterling silver, from his daddy), the murder and trial, the hardships of Parchman, and the love-hate relationship of Claude and Ray as they spend 65 years bickering and looking for a way to escape. Written by <[email protected]>
The movie "Life" is funny, warm and a bit sad. Because Eddie and Martin are innocent of the crime, you actually feel sorry for their situation. I kept hoping for them to escape much sooner, so that we could have seen some funny situations they would have been doing to avoid being re-captured. Two nuts on the run.