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jekylljuice · 05-23-2008, 03:17 AM

The Bucket List

A pretty nice movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as a pair of terminally ill cancer patients who embark upon a globe-trotting adventure in order to accomplish everything they'd ever wanted out of life before they die. The basic storyline, though it leaves you with a warm enough glow, was a bit simplistic and predictable (not really helped by the fact that the trailer had already given about 80% of it away), but with Jack and Morgan both aboard you know you're in for something worth watching, and I did feel that they were able to transcend the limitations of the script and give off two very entertaining performances. It's actually quite an effective combination, Morgan's trademark warmth and Jack's trademark cynicism - I'm surprised it's taken this long for somebody, in this case Rob Reiner, to hit upon that potential and try utilising it.

05-23-2008, 03:17 AM	#1494
jekylljuice Executive Weasel Ball jekylljuice was here. Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the 44th floor (not counting the mezzanine) Posts: 1,568	The Bucket List A pretty nice movie starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as a pair of terminally ill cancer patients who embark upon a globe-trotting adventure in order to accomplish everything they'd ever wanted out of life before they die. The basic storyline, though it leaves you with a warm enough glow, was a bit simplistic and predictable (not really helped by the fact that the trailer had already given about 80% of it away), but with Jack and Morgan both aboard you know you're in for something worth watching, and I did feel that they were able to transcend the limitations of the script and give off two very entertaining performances. It's actually quite an effective combination, Morgan's trademark warmth and Jack's trademark cynicism - I'm surprised it's taken this long for somebody, in this case Rob Reiner, to hit upon that potential and try utilising it. __________________ That's it, The End, But you'll get over it, My Friend. Last edited by jekylljuice; 05-23-2008 at 03:17 AM.