Review of The Bucket List (2007) by David B — 23 Nov 2012

I think if you watch this without shedding a tear or actually cares at the end, then theirs something wrong with you and that you don't appreciate gentle, heart-warming films. Meehl's gentle handling of her subject and her unobstructed, observational camera work make this a delightful and touching experience.

You have two legendary actors, Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman who are both brilliant and their characters are so far apart, it's almost the perfect buddy film. It's well written with smart sometimes witty dialog and the camera work is as smooth as the film.

It's just a relaxing film that it breezes by and you really care for the characters. The rest of the co-cast are great as well but just miss out by it's leading stars. Some topics such as illness and death are hard to cover in the form of entertainment, but this film is one with several emotions attached.

It becomes less about the meaning of death and more about the meaning of life. The middle of the film does seem likes it's run out of energy, slowing the pace of the film (but ever so slightly) to a sudden halt but does up.

The end of the film will make your heart strings pull and most likely shed a tear, it ends wonderfully and really brings a smile to your face that even if it's about dying/death it's not necessarily the end as such.

It has it's morals but never to the point that it's depressing but rather, always look on the right side of life. It's a wonderful film and if you want a break from action/thrillers...then I would recommend this gem.

A funny, heart-warming, tear-jerker and simply a brilliant film.