Y’know, this was pretty solid. Kind of a funnier riff on The Shawshank Redemption, if not … well … as good.

| Feb 2, 2023

...receives plenty of mileage out of the charming, engaging efforts of its two stars...

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 26, 2022

Life's base, easy laughs diminish an otherwise sweet fable about two guys who spend the rest of their lives together.

| Apr 19, 2022

For a '90s comedy, much of the humor has held up, even as much of what is addressed is still, sadly, relevant.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 16, 2021

Life is a surprise that not only avoids typical trappings, but throws in a tinge of the bittersweet as well.

| Apr 25, 2009

Murphy and Lawrence never quite move beyond shtick.

| Original Score: D | Sep 24, 2007

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | May 20, 2003

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 21, 2002

No h atuao que resista a um roteiro fraco como o deste filme.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | May 31, 2002

| Original Score: 2/4 | Mar 22, 2002

Face it folks: Eddie Murphy just ain't funny anymore.

| Original Score: short | Apr 20, 2001

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 27, 2001

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

A maudlin, unfunny mess!

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

This prison dramedy's muddled, episodic script seems to have gone on a hunger strike for humor!

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 1, 2000

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Jan 1, 2000

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 1, 2000

The writers and Demme should have smoothed out the timeline and sacrificed a few zingers in order to make a deeper, better movie about hardship and friendship in prison.

Full Review | Jan 1, 2000