Review of The Bucket List (2007) by Simon S — 02 Aug 2014

Such a lovely film full of a lot of laughs and a very sad story.

This review of The Bucket List (2007) was written by Simon S on 02 Aug 2014.

The Bucket List has generally received positive reviews.

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