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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 80
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

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

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | John Anderson

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

  • 75
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

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

  • 70
    The New York Times | Elvis Mitchell

    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 full review

  • 70
    Variety | Todd McCarthy

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

  • 67
    Austin Chronicle | Marjorie Baumgarten

    This Life may not be everlasting, but it sure gives us a good run for our money. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    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 full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Bob Graham

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

  • 50
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    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 full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Spend 60 years in jail with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence, and you'll understand why they call it the pokey. [16 April 1999, Life, p.5E] Read full review

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