Once in the Life

Name: Once in the Life
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: October 27, 2000
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Eamonn Walker, Laurence Fishburne

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: October 27, 2000 | R

Starring: Eamonn Walker, Laurence Fishburne

Summary: A gritty drama centered around brotherhood and friendship, Once in the Life is a realistic depiction of how every day choices affect our path in life. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Laurence Fishburne

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 107 min

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Kevin Thomas

Fishburne excels in his triple-threat roles as actor, director and adapter of his own play, and his cast glows under his direction. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Showcases a trio of terrific performances. Read full review

F. X. Feeney

May lack any transcendent point that would make it exceptional, but it is certainly a worthy start, and worth catching. Read full review

Roger Ebert

The movie remains an actor's exercise--too much dialogue, too much time in the room, too much happening offstage, or in the past, or in memory, or in imagination. Read full review

Robert Koehler

A film that ultimately feels stagebound and excessively talky, but which showcases an exceptional performance. Read full review

Jack Mathews

As urban gangster drama, Once in the Life is way below mundane, and Fishburne's direction exceeds the rookie jitters. Read full review

Dana Stevens

(Fishburne's) performance here, witty and profane, vulnerable and strutting, nearly holds the movie together. Read full review

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