You only live once, so why not go out in style? That's what two cancer- ward roommates, an irascible billionaire (Jack Nicholson) and a scholarly mechanic (Morgan Freeman), decide when they get the bad news. They compose a bucket list - things to do before you kick the bucket - and head off for the around-the-world adventure of their lives. Sky dive? Check. Power a Shelby Mustang around a racetrack? Check. Gaze at the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Check. Discover the joy in their lives before it's too late? Check! Under the nimble direction of Rob Reiner, the two great stars provide the heart and soul, wit and wiles of this inspired salute to life that proves that the best time of all is right now.
"You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you," says the quietly wise Carter Chambers, played with gravitas and grace by a Morgan Freeman. In Rob Reiner's moving, often hilarious film The Bucket List, all sorts of people measure themselves against the two heroes, Chambers and his hospital suitemate, Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson). But as Cole finds, having spent his entire life building a Fortune 500 company, none of that much matters when cancer, the great equalizer, pays a visit. The film traces the adventures of the two unlikely friends, who meet in a hospital cancer ward, each given six months to live. The "bucket list" of the title refers to a lifelong list of goals that a teacher of Chambers once advised him to compile--and achieve--"before you kick the bucket." Soon the two are off on what may be the last grand adventure of their life, vowing to tick off as many goals (skydiving, race-car driving, seeing the wonders of the world) as they can in the time they have left. What starts as a medical melodrama becomes a road trip, yet the men's mortality realities are never far from thought. The two leads give impressive performances, and remind the viewer of just how few American films focus on the lives and loves of senior citizens. Nicholson even manages to lose his persona in his character, much as he did in About Schmidt. There's a lovely John Mayer tune, "Say (What You Need to Say)," that's perfectly matched to the film's clear-eyed view of life: What does one person leave behind as his true legacy? --A.T. Hurley
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The Bucket List Oh my gosh. This movie was absolutely wonderful. I laughed & cried, even some tears stained my husband's face. Very emotional movie. This is another flick to watch again & again. Like "As Good As It Gets" & "Driving Miss Daisy"! With these "2" Great Actors, Freeman & Nicholson, you couldn't go wrong. No Violence or Drugs, what a breath of Fresh Air. It breaks that barrier where you don't judge a person by the color of their skin or how much $$ they do/don't have. We didn't get to see it @... more info
Bucket List Really good movie to watch and watch again. Underlying message is one we should all take to heart. It's a keeper.
Live Your Dreams The movie "The Bucket List" depicts the relationship between two men dying of cancer and how their unlikely pairing helps fulfill the unmet needs of the other. The two men are admitted to the same hospital room. The corporate millionaire and the scholarly mechanic initially are not at all interested in one another. Their friendship begins after each receives their diagnosis and therefore has something in common. The scholarly mechanic begins a "bucket to do list" only to crumple it and throw it on the... more info
Not worth renting Most Hollywood movies of the last twenty years have a formula and this one is no different. This movie is another modern Hollywood piece of crap. It's completely predictable, unreal, sappy and boring. You already know what's going to happen when this billionaire (Jack Nicholson) gets put into a cheap hospital room with this poor Mechanic (Morgan Freedman). Of course they are both terminal and they don't like each other but you can tell that a relationship is around the corner. For one thing this... more info
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