Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Rosie Searle It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

sol- Sentenced to life in prison after they are wrongfully convicted of murder, two would-be bootleggers gain popularity among their inmates for their repeated escape attempts in this lively comedy. Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence bounce well off one another in the main roles with a friendship that gets worn and tested throughout. The real fun of the film only begins though after the one-hour mark with the film fast-forwarding several decades to focus on Murphy and Lawrence as old men, still sticking it to the same warden (played by Nick Cassavetes) and still as youthful as ever when it comes to plotting escapes and egging one another on. The makeup effects to age Murphy, Lawrence and Cassavetes are nothing short of remarkable too and were deservedly nominated for an Academy Award at the time. That said, the first hour of the film is not without merit. There is a highly memorable "I am Spartacus!" parody as a governor tries to work out which inmate has fathered his daughter's baby and a darkly comical letter-from-home reading session. Some of the initial scenes (before they are imprisoned) work well too, with a special mention to a scene in which the duo unsuccessfully try to purchase a pie. And yet, there is little denying that the final third of the film is by far the juiciest section, topped off with an ending that is hard to forget. For a laugh-out-loud and totally enthralling Eddie Murphy comedy, 'Bowfinger' is a safer better, but this other 1999 effort from the Oscar nominated star is not half-bad, even if it only achieves greatness towards the end.

mail-873-825928 This was the pinnacle of Eddie Murphy's career. Between his raunchy stand-up and his nonsensical family popcorn fluff came this gem of a movie. While the movie has some yucks to it, its not a beginning to end laugh-out-loud fall-from-your-seat spit- your-soda-out type of funny. Rather, it is a lighthearted take on some serious subject matter. Wrongful imprisonment, racial injustice in the south, crime and punishment, the point of pointlessness of life itself. Murphy's performance as a two bit hustler is right on the money, equal parts funny and smarmy. Lawrence too, deliver's an uncharacteristically fine performance as his frustrated counterpart. A suitable watch with or without popcorn, a good family movie, be ready to laugh and cry for this altogether unexpected opus.

SnoopyStyle It's 1932. Rayford Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a fast talking petty criminal. Straight laced Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence) just got a job as a bank teller. Neither got the money to pay their bills at Spanky Johnson's , and they end up doing a rum run for him. Ray loses his beloved daddy's watch in a crooked card game. When the cops kill the crook, Ray and Claude get blamed for the murder and life in prison.Martin Lawrence is playing somebody truly idiotic picking a fight with white folks in 30's Mississippi. Eddie Murphy isn't any more likable as the petty schemer. I guess some people may find this comedy duo funny. I just find them alternating between annoying and bearable. The characters have no chemistry at all. They are literally slap dashed together. This movie isn't really a comedy. There isn't anything funny here. Yet it's not gritty enough to be realistic. It occupies a space in between where it's mostly boring.

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!