It’s Friday, which means somewhere out there, Chris Tucker is getting Ice Cube high. It also means that a bunch of waiters wearing red and white vertical stripes and buttons are singing God’s praises before asking you if you’d like a Loaded Potato Skins appetizer. But most importantly, Friday means that new movies are hitting theatres. Some may be good, some may be bad, but they’re all going to show that Three Doors Down “Citizen Soldier” National Guard video before the trailers. Let’s check them out!
The Bucket List
Starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman
Directed by Rob Reiner
The Premise: Two dying old guys have fun, learn to love life, and tug at your heartstrings in the safest and most predictable of ways.
The Lowdown: This is going to be this years Little Miss Sunshine. That is to say, the slightly above-average movie that everyone’s parents go and see, get exactly what they expect, and proclaim it to be “great” or “cute”. Cut to a year later, it’s playing on TNT and they sit down to watch it not even realising they’ve seen it before. Rob Reiner hasn’t made a truly good movie for 15 years, instead opting to play it safe with very dull formulaic comedies like Alex & Emma or Rumor Has It. This one appears to be no different.
Is it Worth Seeing?: If you’re 40 years old and like to be spoon-fed life affirming pap, sure.
