The Bucket List

( 2008 )

**** 1/2

Morgan Freeman, and Jack Nicholson star in this film about two old men venturing out into the world together.  This movie surprised me, it really was fantastic.

The movie starts off with, of course, Morgan Freeman doing voiceover work.  I don’t mean to hate on Freeman’s voiceovers, but he does them in almost every movie he’s ever been in.  Though, I really felt that no one else could do a better job for this movie, than him.  If Sean Hayes was the narrator, for example, I would be concerned.  Freeman does an excellent job.

Enough about voiceover work.  The movie is all about these two men who discover they are dying, and only have a year, at best, to live.  So the two decide to embark on a adventure.  Carter (Freeman) and Edward (Nicholson) write down a list of things they wish to do before they “kick the bucket,” and put it into action.

It really is a fantastic film, full of laughter, and even some tearjerking moments for the ladies, and the occational male.  This movie left me satisfied in the end, and I will definitley buy it when it comes out.

I only have one problem with this.  Old people in love are just so weird.  Morgan Freeman plays an 81 year-old man, and there’s suppose to be this romantic scene with his wife, but really, who wants to see that?

I gave this 4 1/2 stars, it was brilliant.  Go see it! Peace out!