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Article: 'The Bucket List' ain't so bad
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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- January 25, 2008
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From my experience of goin' to the show all 12 months of the year, it
seems as though January is a critical dumping ground.
The holiday releases and Oscar nominees are still around, and the new
stuff oftentimes is among the worst reviewed movies of the year.
This does not mean they totally stink or they don't connect with an
audience. Case in point: "The Bucket List."
Your critical types universally trashed this as sentimental,
simple-minded, unbelievable and an insult to anybody facing terminal
cancer.
They also were harsh on stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman and
director Rob Reiner, who all were knocked for their input, output and
general all-around involvement.
Well, ...