The Bucket List
2007
**½
Director: Rob Reiner
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow, Alfonso Freeman, Rowena King, Jennifer Defrancisco
Edward is a millionaire misanthrope who has spent his entire life making money, Carter is a family-centred blue collar worker who never took time for himself. Now both of these elderly men have terminal cancer, and they agree to live a little before they die. Rob Reiner's melancholic buddy comedy drama is a rarity, a feelgood film about dying. Edward and Carter's blooming friendship and their trip around the world is sweet, funny and sad, but incredibly formulaic. They enjoy the wonders of the world, but predictably come to understand that what really matters are your friends and family. Nicholson and Freeman give likeable performances.
