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This theme is sullied, though, by some problematic elements mainly having to do with Edward's hedonistic lifestyle (there's an implied encounter with a stewardess and later, in a "well-intentioned" act of generosity, he hires a call girl for Carter, who admirably declines).įamily values ultimately prevail in the film's sentimental, feel-good wrap-up. The movie's main pleasure comes in seeing the two stars in standard reliable form, with Nicholson especially shining in some later scenes when his character undergoes a turnabout.ĭirector Rob Reiner's film from Justin Zackham's script is predictably routine, though imparting a positive message about finding the joy in life and bringing joy to others. The adventurous codgers are assisted by Edward's long-suffering flunky, Thomas (Sean Hayes), who gives it as good as he takes it from his autocratic boss. On the domestic side, Carter must leave his frustrated wife, Virginia (Beverly Todd), and family behind, much to her understandable incredulity, and though the much-married Edward seemingly has no family ties, we eventually come to learn of an estranged daughter, Emily. These stuntman-based sequences, however, are neither particularly enlightening nor amusing. When, rather uncomfortably sharing a hospital room, they learn they are terminal, these polar opposites decide to hit the road and experience all their wildest dreams in the year or so they have left, that is, until they "kick the bucket." A less grandiose version of such a list had been Carter's brainchild in college, one abandoned when family responsibilities got in the way of his dreams.īillionaire Edward, of course, has the bucks to make it all happen, and in locales as diverse as Africa, Egypt, France and Hong Kong they get to experience everything from sky diving to race-car driving.