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Watched the "Bucket List" last Friday night. I was a little hesitent as I hate manipulative movies, and people dying from Cancer would certainly lead one to think this might be a new version of "Terms Of Endearment" or "Dying Young". But after about 10 mins my fears were calmed as I realized , I'm watching two of the best actors of the last 30 years here. Freeman and Nicholson. The movie actually is heartwarming without being overly manipulative. And a kind of a "male bonding" film, much in the vein of "Shawshank Redemption" , Freeman not withstanding. I then realized Freeman could read the phonebook as narrative and I'd be revited. Anyways, great film, great ending and great supporting role by Sean Hayes. Never was a fan of "Will and Grace", and the only other thing I had to judge him by was his fantastic potrayal of Jerry Lewis in the TV movie "Dean and Jerry" also highly recommened.
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