About Schmidt

creative screenplay terrific performance and typical directing that make this movie one of those rare movies in the last few years with this simplicity and professionality in the real art.... Full review

In this movie a man realizes how boring and monotonous his life has been. So he decides to take a road trip and explore his purpose in life. The movie was ok. The movie is Rated R, it runs for 2... Full review

This movie was boring, but as usual Jack was interesting to watch, he makes the movie a little easier to sit through, although not that much, Katie Bates scene is just desturbing... Full review

Nicholson & Bates carry out believable acting in a completely worthless film. The movie has a good, workable set of characters that go absolutely nowhere, make very little progress, come to neither climax nor resolution, and simply cease acting after two... Full review

Very slow moving, and depressing. Not a good time. Kind of reminded me of that movie beaches with Better Midler.... Full review

This movie is the worst movie I have ever seen. If a person with depression saw this movie, I think it would result in suicide. I would not recommend anyone to see this movie. It is a real downer! The story... Full review

I lost all respect for Jack on this movie. His name alone made this movie movie. Such a depressing story. I felt like running over the neighbors puppy after watching this... Full review

Alexander Payne's "About Schmidt" is a wonderful comedy that has a heart and a certain compassion and caring for its characters and their dilemmas. I loved it, and I hope Nicholson and Bates are remembered for their performances. It's a great... Full review

Anyone under 35 should not bother. Jack Nicholson is a great actor- but this movie was not made for great actors. The story line is dull! The movie has a few memorable parts- but is in general not very good.... Full review

Starts nowhere and takes forever to get nowhere. Jack Nicholson is wasted on this movie. There is some comedic relief, but it is unfortunately few and far between.... Full review

Satisfying, moving and intensely revealing, About Schmidt is a stunning film that engages every second of its 124 minute running time.....Nicholson makes a mediocre man wondrously memorable....There's a fine line between comedy and tragedy....On the other hand, About Schmidt is a lovely piece of writing, a subtle work of minimalist pleasures in social observation.....Sensitively directed and beautifully cast, About Schmidt is a comedy filled with pathos and tragic undertones..... ... Full Review

Schmidt and his ilk might come to appreciate, sort of....Contrasting that with Schmidt�s new in-laws headed up by an earthy Kathy Bates who is as unaffected and unreserved as Schmidt is tightly wound.....there are moments of exquisite absurdity to be sure.... ... Full Review

Schmidt and his ilk might come to appreciate, sort of....Contrasting that with Schmidt�s new in-laws headed up by an earthy Kathy Bates who is as unaffected and unreserved as Schmidt is tightly wound.....there are moments of exquisite absurdity to be sure.... ... Full Review

Satisfying, moving and intensely revealing, About Schmidt is a stunning film that engages every second of its 124 minute running time.....There's a fine line between comedy and tragedy....On the other hand, About Schmidt is a lovely piece of writing, a subtle work of minimalist pleasures in social observation.....where the heroics of life are found in the secret moments of coexistence or loneliness..... ... Full Review

Jack Nicholson's portrayal of Warren Schmidt, a retired, insurance executive from Omaha at loose ends after the death of his wife, may be the most astonishing dramatic transformation of his 44-year screen career. Plodding in a weary, stiff-legged shuffle, this great actor reins in his bad-boy mannerisms to convey a deep, sorrowful awareness of human complexity. ... Full Review

Jack Nicholson in "About Schmidt" (2002) portrays Warren Schmidt, an actuary just retired from his job at one of Omaha's many life insurance companies. Schmidt is a rather dour fellow, but he seems to have been a loyal and conscientious... ... Full Article

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No one has ever played the Devil better. Or it would be if I was a teenage girl... make it a reaper tie-in. I may not be a teenage girl, but i'm sure dressed like one. wait . . . ... Full Article

Writer-director Alexander Payne and writer-producer Jim Taylor - the team behind "Citizen Ruth," "Election," "About Schmidt" and "Sideways" - are now on to "Downsizing," a special effects movie about a guy who arranges to have himself shrunk to tiny size. ... Full Article

Tossing out the sharp satire of previous films "Citizen Ruth" and "Election," director Alexander Payne delivers "About Schmidt," a middle-of-the-road comedy that's occasionally as bland as the film's Nebraska setting. ... Full Article

Part 2: Holding Up the MirrorHere I will break down a few of my favorite Fly-over Country movies. This is by no means a comprehensive look at what hayseed cinema has to offer, but these films do, in one way... ... Full Article