Review of The Bucket List (2007) by Richard T — 26 May 2013
It is a warm and touching story about an unlikely friendship. In it each character finds out more about themselves and life in general from their friendship during their last days than they have in years.
The journey in the middle of the movie is entertaining and fun, but the emotion is back-loaded. The end of this movie is a sad but sweet tearjerker. I appreciate how it does not get too real or down and comes off as inspiring, sentimental, warm and fuzzy.
Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson are excellent together. Nicholson's character is completely dislikable which suits him well. Freeman is great as a strong but warm character and also does a great job as the narrator.
These two great actors do the most with their characters, and make the movie work. I might have liked to see the soul searching get a little deeper, but the acting makes up for this lack of depth.
This review of The Bucket List (2007) was written by Richard T on 26 May 2013.
The Bucket List has generally received positive reviews.
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