We had been wanting to see this 2008 movie for a long time since we missed it when it came out. One of Alice's pen friends suggested we watch it so we rented it from a video store. When we went to watch it we the DVD didn't work so we had to get another copy. Finally, we got it working and watched an incredibly good movie. I knew it was funny but I didn't realize its depth and spirituality. It had its moments of humor but it wasn't a comedy at all.
The relationship between two terminally ill men (another buddy movie!!!!!) played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman is precious and memorable. Billionaire Edward Cole (who owns hospitals) is befriended by Carter Chambers (an auto mechanic) and Cole decides to insist that Chambers follow his heart and pursue a list of lifelong goals before they die. Cole can afford to do almost anything except cheat death and the poignant things they do and pursue are at the same time humorous and compelling.
Chambers pursues his "Bucket List" against his wife's wishes but he comes home a changed man after 3 months and, sadly, ends up losing his battle with cancer while Cole seems to be reinvigorated by it and lives many more years. However, he has changed too and reconnects with an estranged daughter (at Carter Chambers' insistence) and an unknown granddaughter and his eulogy for his new friend bespeaks of his discovery of real life.
Pursue your dreams if you can! That's one of the lessons I learned from this great movie.
Oh, to finish the story of the DVD that didn't work. After watching the replacement DVD, when we turned off the DVD player at the end we found that the movie had just begun on TBS. The store gave us a free movie and, so, for $1.90 we saw 3 movies. They are/were worth every penny!
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