The Bucket List
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.
December1970, London, England, UK
8 May 1983, Los Angeles County, California, USA
28 August 1961, San Francisco, California, USA
June 12, 1977 in Decatur, Alabama, USA
7 May 1957, Long Island, New York, USA
26 June 1970, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, USA
22 May 1981, Bronx, New York, USA
21 September 1962, New Rochelle, New York, USA
7 August 1936, Manila, Philippines
February 02, 2017
Its quest for meaningful insights keeps things listless.
January 30, 2012
Whilst this remains reasonably captivating for its first hour, it kinda runs out of steam after that...
January 11, 2008
The movie is caught in the crossfire of its two missions -- to celebrate the universal things that "really matter" in life (friendship, family) and to celebrate what it means to live like Jack Nicholson.
February 12, 2009
...contrived and forced, almost begging the audience to pull out the hankie.
January 11, 2008
Cheap and flimsy.
January 11, 2008
The Bucket List's craft is as impeccable as moviemaking technique and computer tricks can be. But boiled into a formula that is sometimes cloying and sweet, the movie is nonetheless a lazy low-grade product.
January 11, 2008
Not every film about death needs a bald Swede and a game of chess: Sometimes, the sky-diving's enough.
January 11, 2008
There are certainly worse ways to spend the holiday season than in the company of two charming old actors, being reminded that human companionship makes life worth living, even as it makes dying a little tougher.
April 02, 2012
Meehl's gentle handling of her subject and her unobstrusive, observational camera work make this a delightful and touching experience.
January 05, 2009
An endearing film that will bring you to tears and have you cherishing every relationship and day you have.
January 15, 2008
You get the performances you expect from these two great stars, which lift this story mercifully but marginally above its meager content.
August 14, 2009
A modestly uplifting, and at-times poignant, buddy comedy that manages to make the most of the worst of situations.
