The Bucket List

If you're looking for a funny, poignant movie full of sentimentality, this is it. The Bucket List teams up Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson as two men suffering from terminal illness. Carter Chambers (Freeman) is a working class auto mechanic and Edward Cole (Nicholson) is a corporate billionaire who end up sharing a hospital room. They become friends and when Carter starts a list of things he wants to do before he "kicks the bucket," Edward adds his own items to the list and off they go.

I was worried this movie would fall into cliched drivel, as so many of these types of movies do, but it was actually pretty good. Yeah, it may be a bit of a cliche in spots, but it holds up well. Freeman is one of my favorite actors, and although I'm not a big Nicholson fan, I really liked him in this movie.

Sean Hayes, who was delightful as Jack in Will & Grace, does a marvelous turn as Edward's assistant. His scenes are really brief, but they work so well. He plays a great straight man in this one.

The Bucket List makes you think about what you would do if you had a short time to live. It literally asks the questions "Have you found joy in your life?" and "Has your life brought joy to others?" (Two questions everyone should ask themselves.)

Pretty good movie. I liked how the ending turned out. (Not quite as expected.) Worth renting.