The Bucket List

Viewed: DVD

Most of the movies I watch are decidedly “guy movies.” Even “geeky guy movies.” And then, occasionally, Cowgrit gets me to watch something more “mature.” The Bucket List is one such mature movie.

Two old guys, dying of cancer (months to live), make a list of things they want to do before kicking the bucket. But there’s much more to the story than just following them on various escapades.

Both Nicholson and Freeman are known to be great actors, and in this movie they live up to their reputations. Even all the secondary characters have great actors.

The story and dialog are well written. Many scenes are beautiful, even though I think there’s a lot of computer generated stuff in the backgrounds.

Like most “mature” movies, the story is not always happy — but at least it never gets really depressingly sad. The ending is sweet. It is a good movie, but I still prefer my guy movies. Every movie would be better if something blew up.

One thing that I kept noticing, though, throughout the film, was some minor errors. At one point during a conversation, Morgan Freeman’s eyeglasses were off, then on, then off, then on, depending on the camera angle. Another time when Morgan Freeman was in the bath tub, the bubbles around him kept changing between cuts. It didn’t really affect my enjoyment of the movie, but it’s a sign of poor attention to detail by someone — director, editor, ?

Bullgrit