Once you let that expectation go, this is a great movie! It succeeds as a drama with comic tone.
The mind boggles!Īnyway, for those who have not seen "Life", go and see, you won't regret watching it.Īfter reading the user comments on this movie, it appears that the main complaint is that it is not the rollicking laugh-a-minute comedy that fans of the two leads expected. "Austin Powers: The Spy who Shagged Me" and "Big Daddy" definitely fall in the latter. "Life" which is struggling to reach the $65M mark falls into the former category. Moreover, there are films which fall short in quality, that can generate $100M+ for substandard, regurgitated, "comedy". Please no more films like Beverly Hills Flop 3 and Holy Man!įinally, a general point, which needs to be addressed, is that it is so strange how comedy films with far more substance, fail to do well financially. I just hope that Eddie Murphy continues in this same vein. That said, Eddie Murphy and his worthy partner, Martin Lawrence successfully produce a comedy worth watching. It is possible that he is caught up in his own 'identity creation' of "Eddie Murphy: Comedy first, drama.maybe not!" There are no doubts regarding Eddie Murphy's acting ability, yet sometimes I think he sacrifices the script and his role for a cheap laugh when it's not really necessary. I believe had Mr Murphy decided to look really deeply into the role of Rayford Gibson, it could have been a possible "Oscar" role for him.
If this film had a flaw, I think this was it. With a story line as good as this one, it was up to Eddie to see how he could develop it. Two adjectives that I have not been able to use for an Eddie Murphy film for a long time.
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