Last night Emily and I watched a movie that was recommended by a friend - The Bucket List, starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman as two terminally-ill cancer patients who decide to create a list of activities that they want to accomplish before they “kick the bucket”… a list that includes skydiving and a world-wide jaunt, among other things. Directed by Rob Reiner, it’s a thought-provoking movie that was done well, and I especially enjoyed the combination of Nicholson and Freeman. I’ve always enjoyed Morgan Freeman’s performances, and Jack Nicholson is… well, he’s Jack Nicholson, and although this is not the Jack Nicholson of A Few Good Men or The Shining, it’s an interesting and entertaining character and Nicholson does a fine job. In fact, both of these guys do a good job and are what I call “real actors”, unlike so many of the current-day pretty boys that Hollywood tries to sell us. The movie was a box office success but received mixed critical reviews, with some people including film critic Roger Ebert complaining that the film trivializes the seriousness of living with cancer. But the point of the movie is about living life to it’s fullest since few of us know when our time will be up. I liked this movie and, even though she’s not a big Jack Nicholson fan, so did Emily.
I’m just glad to be here, happy to be alive
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