There is a certain amount of awe that accompanies seeing two major film stars like Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman on the same screen. Both men have turned in great performances in the past and both are larger than life on the screen and off. That said, the closest Jack Nicholson has come to making a family-friendly film would be 1989’s “Batman” (not reviewed by Dove). This film had the possibility of being viewed and enjoyed by people of all ages, but as you can see from the content listed below, the language was much too offensive.

This is a touching story that shows two men forming a friendship at the most vulnerable point in their lives. Although they are complete opposites in life and would never have met under normal circumstances, they are forced to be roommates in the hospital. As the months pass and they see each other battle illness and undergo difficult treatments, they both receive the difficult news that they will die within a year. They make a list of things they want to do before they die and head off on a road trip. As with most road trip films they do more than cross items off their list, they learn things about themselves and come to terms with their lives.

This would have been a very nice film if not for the language. I enjoyed the story and the acting and there were some interesting subplots. Hollywood would have us believe that it is normal for old men to speak this way, but I found that for at least Morgan Freeman’s character it was completely out-of-character. Dove cannot give its family-friendly seal to this film.