"I have not played in the box yet." Actors Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman

The adventure dramatic comedy, filmed in 2007 by director Rob Reiner, The Bucket List is a very funny film, in fact, a cross between the paintings "The Invasion of the Barbarians" and "Knockin 'on Heaven." In English there is a successful expression - kick the bucket, which translates as "stretch your legs", "play in a box", "die", so despite the freedom of translation, the Russian rental name is chosen quite accurately. In the work of Rainer "Not yet played in a box" actors Nicholson and Morgan Freeman demonstrate how you can fulfill all your desires before the inevitable death, to die with a smile on your lips.

To please the creators

Beginner screenwriter Justin Zacam, who managed to demonstrate his talent as a screenwriter in the short film "Caught in the Place of Crime" and in "Student's Fury," admitted that he had painted an image of one of the Chambers characters exclusively for the outstanding Morgan Freeman. And the director Rob Reiner, the perfect embodiment of Cole's image, saw the unrivaled Jack Nicholson.

The main trump card trump card

For the success of the film project, including commercial, the creative tandem of the leading roles is crucial. Hollywood paintings are very difficult to compete with independent European directors, almost unrestrained genre clichés. But in the movie "Until he played in the box" the actors-performers of the main roles are the main trump card. And not even their wonderful game, and the unique coexistence in the frame of two masters of the film industry with a rich experience, not embarrassed by old age and an unpretentious appearance, does not allow even the thought of falseness. The actors of the film "Until he played in the box", not hesitating for a minute, agreed to get their hair cut specially for the convincing images of their characters.

Galvanic duo

The film "Until he played in the box" the actors, whose names take the hearts of each kinogurman, raised to the highest bar of cinema art. The duo of Freeman and Nicholson - cancer patients, locked in one room, is recognized by film critics as the main success of the picture. Scary shaved nicholson Nicholson, flaunting in a nightgown, fighting with a dropper, testing the strength of the toilet bowl, in itself is a spectacle, which is not a pity to spend 97 minutes of timekeeping. Add a lot of black humor, a bit of fantasy from Freeman in the image of a diligent Christian - you get an excellent galvanic pair.

Summary

The film "Until he played in the box", the actors and roles of which were selected each other with the participation of producer Alan Greysman, has a secondary plot.

The multimillionaire, imperious businessman Edward Cole (extravagant Jack Nicholson) and the usual auto mechanic Carter Chambers (the balanced Morgan Freeman) by the will of destinies find themselves in the same hospital ward with the same non-comforting diagnosis - cancer. To live, according to the doctors, they did not last long. But the heroes decide not to fall into despair. Carter, remembering his youth, tells his neighbor on the bunk about the list of things he wanted to do for his life. Edward instantly imbued with the idea and offers a new friend to realize their old dreams. Their adventures begin.

In general, the film "Until he played in the box" the actors, whose photos are decorated with a poster of the painting, were successful, despite the secondary nature of the plot.

Successful debut

For the star duet of actors, the comedy directed by Rob Reiner was the debut of the joint work. Powerful Hollywood mastodons look on the screen professionals with a capital letter. They did not become a philosopher in the film, which is certainly far from festival awards. Even those viewers who are well acquainted with the work of Jack and Morgan will find a lot of new in the creation of great actors for images. Freeman's hero is wise with everyday experience and unruffled, Nicholson is mocking, extravagant and does not mind pridarit for each individual female. Such a transformation of performers the viewer already had the happiness to contemplate in other film projects. In Morgan Freeman's pictures "Escape from Shawshank", "Seven", "Lucky Number Slevin" and in "Baby in a Million", in Jack Nicholson's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", "The Departed", "It Happens Better" and, Of course, in "Shining". Despite the impressive filmography, "Until he played in the box" the actors will be remembered as a successful example of cooperation.

Funny chips

The audience, except for the game of an unrivaled star duet, the creators will offer a lot of amusing chips, which will surely distract the attention of the beholder from the banality and predictability of the narrative (the heroes traditionally jump with a parachute, get on expensive high-speed cars, go on a tour of the Wonders of the World). Among the chips can be attributed special glasses character Jack Nicholson, with which he has the opportunity, lying on his back, watching TV, while just looking up. And the hero conquers Tibet for some unknown reason in the old Russian ear-flaps with a brilliant cockade of Soviet armed forces. A lot of chips and Morgan Freeman, the authors are exaggerating his famous freckles, include in the biography of the character the original photo of the performer in his youth and shoot in one of the episodes of Alfonso - the son of the actor.

Bob Reiner's comedy "Until he played in the box" actors turned into a funny and cute movie, which with all his might tries to reconcile a person with the inevitability of death. Yes, the story is not original, but the charge of optimism gives a pretty powerful one.