The Bucket List (2007)

Bring tissues. Honestly, I'm not sure what's here to spoil: it's a movie about two terminal geriatrics trying to go out for one last blast, and it's made well enough that you care about them. So basically it's very predictable, and the entire experience is like facing inevitability. That's not so bad really, and neither is the film. Freeman and Nicholson have great chemistry together, the supporting cast is strong, the jokes are funny and the sappy bits are appropriately touching. It's a good movie, but it's not a great one. While it's fun to watch, there's little if anything here that really stands out or makes it unique in any discernible way. This is a standard-issue slice-of-life drama with an exceptional cast and a predictable plot and while it could easily get lost in a crowd, there's really nothing wrong with that.

6 out of 10.