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These of courseīegin when the two leap out of a plane and their heads are superimposed over the faces of real skydivers.
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It's not a film for anyone who doesn't like their emotions toyed with or theirįor a movie starring two A-list actors as Nicholson and Freeman, with a director like Rob Reiner behind the camera, it'sĪ surprise to see some of the mediocre special effects that the filmmakers try to pass off in the film. Of one's faith where the film's heart lies. But it's the character dynamic, the testing of their personalities, and the examinations The pair's acting and charisma is what makes the long and melancholy hospital scenes easier to sit through, but it's madeĬlear once their journey outside of their respective beds begins that we're expected to suspend some disbelief as they proceed Nicholson's character of Edward isn't a far stretch from his usual grumpy old man character he's been playing theseĭays, while the more nice guy of Carter from Freeman isn't a shift from his usual performances either (actually, it would haveīeen incredible if the roles for these actors were reversed, but I've never liked Freeman in anything but a nice-guy role beforeĪnyway). While the two inevitably get on each other's nervesĪs soon as they meet, they end up teaching each other a lot about love and life - and themselves - in their last days on earth. Selflessly gave up his dreams early on in life to raise a family. Hardly thinks of others before himself, while Carter Chambers, played by Morgan Freeman, is a family man who Edward Cole, played by Jack Nicholson, is a self-centered grouch who Learn about their personalities and beliefs. Through these two strangers' interactions, we start to
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With the two main characters lying in beds in a cancer ward. From the get-go, this film opens on a somber note and spends much of its beginning Movie Reviews (Main) > Movie Reviews (Main)īuddy films may be a dime-a-dozen these days, but few set out with the purpose and poignancy of stories.Indie Reviews (Main) > Indie Reviews (Main).