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MPAA Raing: R
Director: Ted Demme
Genres: Tragi-comedy, Prison Film, Buddy Film, Comedy Drama
Sound By: DTS/SDDS/Dolby Digital
Released Date: April 16, 1999 (USA)
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Summary:
Comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence team up for a story that wouldn't appear to have many immediate humorous possibilities -- two men serving life sentences in prison for a crime they did not commit. Life opens in Harlem in 1932, where Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) is a small-time con man in debt to Spanky, a gangster (Rick James). Ray spots would-be bank teller Claude ... Full Summary >>

Cast:
Eddie Murphy - (Ray Gibson)
Martin Lawrence - (Claude Banks)
Obba Babatunde - (Willie Long)
Ned Beatty - (Dexter Willkins)
Bernie Mac - (Jangle Leg)
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Review:
This Eddie_Murphy/Martin_Lawrence prison buddy flick is an underrated tale of bad luck and persevering hope. While the film starts off awkwardly -- almost like Harlem_Nights revisited -- the narrative takes off when the unkind hand of fate deals the duo a slew of cruel blows. With Murphy and Lawrence aboard (they also teamed up for {... Continue >>

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