Can’t Get Right is a character from the 1999 film “Life” who is eventually released from prison due to his baseball talent.
In the film “Life,” Can’t Get Right is a talented baseball player who is incarcerated in the same Mississippi prison as the main characters, Ray Gibson (Eddie Murphy) and Claude Banks (Martin Lawrence). Can’t Get Right, played by Bokeem Woodbine, is a quiet inmate with a remarkable ability to play baseball. His talent catches the eye of a visiting scout. Because of his exceptional skill, he is eventually released from prison to play professional baseball. This is a significant moment in the film as it highlights the disparities in the treatment of prisoners, with Can’t Get Right receiving an opportunity for freedom that Ray and Claude do not, despite their innocence. The character’s fate is a rare positive outcome in the otherwise grim circumstances depicted in the movie, which explores themes of friendship, injustice, and the harsh realities of life in prison during the Prohibition era.