The Bucket List pairs up two of Hollywood’s best for the very first time, which begs the question: Why has it taken so many decades to get
Morgan Freeman and
Jack Nicholson together onscreen? These two should have done something together years ago. The buddy chemistry is all there.Director
Rob Reiner apparently had a really easy job helming this comedy. Reiner let Nicholson be Nicholson and Freeman be Freeman, and that’s what will draw in audiences. Even moviegoers who, like myself, think it’s weird to see Nicholson playing an elderly man should appreciate what these two film veterans bring to these characters.
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