| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | The Bucket List (2007) |
| Director | Rob Reiner |
| Writer | Justin Zackham |
| Lead Actor | Jack Nicholson |
| Cast | Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow |
| Genre | Adventure, Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date | December 25, 2007 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 37m |
| Budget | $45 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.4/10 |
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THE BUCKET LIST
Edward Cole (Jack Nicholson, The Departed), owner of a hospital chain, has cancer. He is arrogant, demanding, thrice divorced and has an estranged daughter. His hospital roommate is Carter Chambers (Morgan Freeman, Evan Almighty), a happily married mechanic.
The well-adjusted Chambers has written a list of things he wants to do before he “kicks the bucket.” They are noble, ordinary and altruistic items. Cole adds pleasurable pursuits. They begin a journey to accomplish as many things on the bucket list as they can before the inevitable happens.
Directed by Rob Reiner, this film has been dismissed as formulaic by some critics. But the real problem is that it was promoted as a comedy when it is, in fact, a dramatic road movie with comic moments. It tends to be a bit preachy, but the conversation the men have about faith and family seemed very real to me. This is also the moment when Cole reveals the state of his soul.
The fifth-century priest John Cassian identified eight deadly faults in his writings. Later, Pope St. Gregory the Great pared the list to seven sins and merged the sin of acedia (spiritual apathy or sadness) with sloth. Acedia is a spiritual term, not a psychological one, that describes a person who is too lazy to engage in the spiritual life.
Cole, who epitomizes spiritual laziness, has spent his adult life refusing to make a spiritual assessment. Actually, he is afraid of what he will find and is too lazy to change.
When Chambers resists temptation, Cole begins to understand that the fidelity and sacrifices his friend did for his family made Chambers a genuinely good man, ready for the next life.
It may not be a great film but this inspiring film is excellent for retreats and enjoyable enough to watch on its own merits. It speaks frankly about death and dying, topics our culture goes to extremes to avoid. It’s about redemption and two unlikely buddies who learn profound and life-changing lessons on their journey. A vulgar gesture and one implied sexual encounter.
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