The Bucket List
Director: Rob Reiner
Release: 2007
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes
Genre: Comedy/ Drama
The Bucket List is a heartwarming but seemingly unrealistic movie about two cancer patients who are only given a year at the most to live. They decide to go on a trip to experience the things they have wanted to do before they "kick the bucket".
Nicholson and Freeman are both excellent as the ageing cancer patients; it is only the writing of the characters that let them down. The writing has also been critiqued by famous film reviewer Roger Ebert who was not in favour of the writing of the characterisation of people suffering from cancer. In my opinion this is not to say that the script is not good because it is engaging and ironically life affirming. It teaches us to not be so hesitant to do what we feel we should do.
However, the movie does fall into the trap of a very common storyline; with the inevitable fall out and reconciliation, the attempted twist ending and the two heroes learning a lesson from each other. The pace of the story also slows significantly at points; however, this is okay as we see more of Nicholson and Freeman's superb acting talent.
3.5/5 This is an enjoyable movie that is worth watching; however, at points it does stumble and lull.
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