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You only live once, so why not go out in style? That’s what two cancer- ward roommates, an irascible billionaire (Jack Nicholson) and a scholarly mechanic (Morgan Freeman), decide when they get the bad news. They compose a bucket list – things to do before you kick the bucket – and head off for the around-the-world adventure of their lives. Sky dive? Check. Power a Shelby Mustang around a racetrack? Check. Gaze at the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Check. Discover the joy in their lives before it’s too late? Check! Under the nimble direction of Rob Reiner, the two great stars provide the heart and soul, wit and wiles of this inspired salute to life that proves that the best time of all is right now.
"You measure yourself by the people who measure themselves by you," says the quietly wise Carter Chambers, played with gravitas and grace by a Morgan Freeman. In Rob Reiner's moving, often hilarious film The Bucket List, all sorts of people measure themselves against the two heroes, Chambers and his hospital suitemate, Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson). But as Cole finds, having spent his entire life building a Fortune 500 company, none of that much matters when cancer, the great equalizer, pays a visit. The film traces the adventures of the two unlikely friends, who meet in a hospital cancer ward, each given six months to live. The "bucket list" of the title refers to a lifelong list of goals that a teacher of Chambers once advised him to compile--and achieve--"before you kick the bucket." Soon the two are off on what may be the last grand adventure of their life, vowing to tick off as many goals (skydiving, race-car driving, seeing the wonders of the world) as they can in the time they have left. What starts as a medical melodrama becomes a road trip, yet the men's mortality realities are never far from thought. The two leads give impressive performances, and remind the viewer of just how few American films focus on the lives and loves of senior citizens. Nicholson even manages to lose his persona in his character, much as he did in About Schmidt. There's a lovely John Mayer tune, "Say (What You Need to Say)," that's perfectly matched to the film's clear-eyed view of life: What does one person leave behind as his true legacy? --A.T. Hurley
The Bucket ListReviewed by D. Johnson, 2010-02-08
The Bucket List This is and excellent movie, with good acting and good comedy. I've always liked Jack Nicholson, and Morgan Freeman. The two of them make this movie great in my opinion. I would recomend this movie for all the family.
BUCKET LISTReviewed by Denny Grove, 2010-02-06
THIS IS A REAL GOOD MOVIE AND HAS A LOT OF LAUGHS IN IT AND ALSO SOME TEAR JERKER PARTS ALSO. GOOD ACTING BY BOTH ACTORS.
A Great MovieReviewed by Island Dreamer, 2010-02-02
This is really funny! I loved it! So these two men are told they only have a month to live and they decide to do all the things in their life that they've never done. It makes one realize that life should be lived to the fullest. What would you do if you had a month to live and you has an unlimited supply of money? It is funny and makes you think about what you truly love and cherish in life. Jack Nicholson, and Morgan Freeman do a hilariously great job in The Bucket List.
One Amazing, Awesome, Magical Story by two Giant actors!Reviewed by Fred W. Hood, 2010-01-08
Two of my favorite Actors, Morgan Freeman as a retired auto
Mechanic and Jack Nicholson get acquainted as terminantly ill
cancer patients! The story is the result of Morgan (Charles
Chambers) remembering The BUCKET LIST Assignment from his
Philosophy Teacher who asked his students to make a list of the
things which they would try to accomplish before he "Kicked The
Bucket."
When Edward Cole found the list begun by his roommate Charles
Chambers, they decided that was the best way they could spend their
last days! So both asked their Doctors to check them out of their
room and their treatment. Since Edward Cole was a wealthy Fortune
500 mogul who owned an interest in hospitals, they chose to attempt
their list of things they had never done before. First they wanted
to sky dive out of a large plane. They did this and it was a huge
thrill! Next they visited Monte Carlo, where they downed great
amounts of Caviar and hit the tables. They tore up the road in two
supercharged cars in reckless abandon at great speeds and enormous
risks! They visited Africa where they included the beautiful
scenery and animals of a Safari! From there they saw the great
Egyptian Pyramids. They stayed in famous Hotels in the exotic
cities of China & France, etc.
When they returned home, they each celebrated! Edward meeting with
his large board of Associates & Directors after he made a
difficult, surprise visit, taking flowers to his only estranged
daughter after years of silence! Charles met his whole family for a
big joint dinner with all of his children &
grandchildren!
The crowning scene of the whole story was the celebration of the
Memorial Service of Charles' death, where Ed Cole gave the most
touching Eulogy ever heard and felt for the man he only had known a
few years, yet had given him new desires to stay alive!
Part of Ed & Charles personal touch were the stories they
shared! One of the most enduring was the visit that Charles
described to a friend after climbing his memorial trip to the top
of an ancient Tibetian mountain where he had experienced the most
profound silence, so that he felt he heard the Voice of God. The
final scene of the Movie was the trip up to the top of that very
mountain where he deposited the Urn of Charles' ashes.
An Amazing, Awesome, Magical story from two Giant Actors &
Director, Rob Reiner!
The Bucket ListReviewed by Arnita D. Brown, 2010-01-03
A long time ago, Carter Chambers' philosophy professor suggested that his students compose a "bucket list," a collection of all the things they wanted to do, see and experience in life before they kicked the bucket. But while Carter was trying to define his private dreams and plans, reality intruded. Marriage, children, myriad responsibilities and, ultimately, a 46-year job as an auto mechanic turned his concept of a bucket list into little more than a bittersweet memory of lost opportunities and a mental exercise he occasionally thought about to pass the time. Meanwhile, corporate billionaire Edward Cole never saw a list without a bottom line. He was always too busy making money and building an empire to think about what his deeper needs might be beyond the next big acquisition or cup of gourmet coffee. Then life delivered an urgent and unexpected wake-up call to both of them. Carter and Edward found themselves sharing a hospital room with plenty of time to think about what might happen next--and about how much of that was in their hands. For all their apparent differences, they discovered they had two very important things in common: an unrealized need to come to terms with who they were and the choices they'd made, and a pressing desire to spend the time they had left doing everything they ever wanted to do. So, against doctor's orders and all good sense, these two virtual strangers check themselves out of the hospital and hit the road together for the adventure of a lifetime--from the Taj Mahal to the Serengeti, the finest restaurants to the seediest tattoo parlors, the cockpit of vintage race cars to the open door of a prop plane--with just a sheet of paper and their passion for life to guide them. Adding and crossing items off their list while taking in the grandeur and beauty of the world, they grapple with the difficult questions and the even more difficult answers that plague all of us. And, without even realizing it, become true friends. This movie is full of well-earned rueful humor. What a gift. Two of the world's greatest actors come together and create movie magic.
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