Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Eddie Murphy | ... | Rayford Gibson | |
Martin Lawrence | ... | Claude Banks | |
Obba Babatundé | ... | Willie Long | |
Nick Cassavetes | ... | Sergeant Dillard | |
Anthony Anderson | ... | Cookie | |
Barry Shabaka Henley | ... | Pokerface | |
Brent Jennings | ... | Hoppin' Bob | |
Bernie Mac | ... | Jangle Leg | |
Miguel A. Núñez Jr. | ... | Biscuit | |
Michael Taliferro | ... | Goldmouth (as Michael 'Bear' Taliferro) | |
Guy Torry | ... | Radio | |
Bokeem Woodbine | ... | Can't Get Right | |
Ned Beatty | ... | Dexter Wilkins | |
Lisa Nicole Carson | ... | Sylvia | |
O'Neal Compton | ... | Superintendant Abernathy |
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 <jhailey@hotmail.com>
Sure,Eddie Murphy has gotten credit over the years for being the comic genius that he is,but he does not always get proper credit for his movie work.1999's Life is a good example of Murphy getting overlooked.He does great work here,along with Martin Lawrence(whom I am not a huge fan of, but I must give him due credit here)as two men wrongly sentenced to life imprisonment.This is an excellent story,and casting Murphy and Lawrence in the lead roles is nothing short of a perfect idea.I never would have thought of them as a great team,but I was pleasantly surprised here.A must see for any die hard Eddie Murphy fan.