I’m a big fan of Eddie
Murphy’s acting chops. Even in movies that most people hate (Norbit is a great example) he
demonstrates remarkable character-acting. This post is not about Murphy
specifically, so I’ll refrain from attempting to further explore the nagging question of why he has not
been able (or willing) to do what other 80s comedians (Tom Hanks, Michael
Keaton to name two off the top of my head) have – be taken seriously doing
drama while still being able to dabble in comedy periodically.
This post is about the 1999 movie
Life, perhaps Eddie Murphy’s greatest. He’s had many great movies (Coming to America pops to mind on many levels), but Life is yet at another level still.
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