About Schmidt

  • 2003


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Average Rating 3.9/5
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4.5
You dont have to know Omaha to know that Omaha bred filmmaker Alexander Payne has located what is right and true, personal and universal about quiet A .. EW
4.4
Most teenagers will probably not be drawn to this movie, but they should attend.Let it be a lesson to them. Rogerebert
3.0
Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has coped with a life of disappointment and emptiness through rigidity. Common Sense Media
1.9
Alexander Paynes About Schmidt purports to be a comedy about risk assessment.
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
3.5
(Daniel Hertzberg for The Post) The on screen banners known as chyrons were once flat, artless labels that were about as exciting as an airport arriva ..
4.0
Screened in Competition Underplaying the overt social satire of Citizen Ruth and Election, Alexander Paynes remorselessly interior dramedy is centred .. Screen Daily
4.5
About Schmidt is as sad and poignant and potentially hopeful as it is amusing.
5.0
Here, old age is a time of confusion, not insight.Love doesnt grow but grows stale, evolving into vague contempt. San Francisco Chronicle
4.0
Dealing with Middle Americas lost dreams and its tacit class system, Payne has crafted a superb follow up to 1999s Election.
3.5
The film is definitely not for everyone though.First off, its an adult movie through and through. JoBlo
4.0
Writer and director Alexander Payne (Citizen Ruth, Election) has created an American masterpiece with this bittersweet portrait of a Midwesterner whos .. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
Such a dry telling of an uninteresting mans life and his journey to nowhere or back into the bland Midwestern landscape he cant escape from, amounts t .. Sover
3.8
With the darkly funny Election, director Alexander Payne displayed a deft hand when combining serious issues with humor. ReelViews
4.4
Reese Witherspoons performance in Election was one of the great pleasures of 1999. Combust Ible Celluloid
4.4
No, but they still are quite amusing.Some of the jokes pit Schmidt in embarrassing positions, but most of the humor lies in the presentation of this f .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.5
Alexander Payne works extremely well with his cast and garners good performances across the board.
4.4
The best is a wedding toast that comes after another that will painfully remind you of every banal wedding toast youve ever heard. Usa Today
4.5
The sharp comedy that occupies most of the film melts into a sentimental but not syrupy conclusion that is one of my favorite movie endings of the yea .. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
While its true that Payne is in no hurry to rush the story along, thats one of the films winning tactics and charming aspects, and no scene or moment .. Screen It
3.0
Its definitely worth watching for Nicholsons performance and the occasional moment of brilliance, but overall it struggles to retain your interest. View London
3.8
But he passes up every opportunity, as does the movie itself especially in the final scene, which is closer to sentimental melodrama than the tough mi .. Cs Monitor
4.0
About Schmidt is much more character driven than plot driven, but the talented Payne (Election) and his offbeat sensibility keep us diverted throughou .. Film Journal International ..
3.8
Fans of those films will probably enjoy the darkness of the material and the observational character humor, although here the tone is occasionally too .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
4.0
This results in a one sided movie that seems like a throwback to some shallow satire of American culture from the 1960s. Mountain X
4.0
A road trip of self discovery, by turns hilarious and poignant, for a man unexpectedly at odds with the tiny world he has so laboriously made. Toronto Star
4.2
On one level, the movie celebrates the mundane life of an average Midwestern insurance actuary. Emanuellevy
3.8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado Throughout Sicario: Day of the Soldado, characters talk about things needing to be clean, which pretty much means that a l .. Q Network
3.5
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1.0
Netflix Will Not Be Streaming a Documentary About Louis Farrakhan After All Watch Trevor Noah Sprint Through Stories About Beyonce, Zimbabwe, LeBron J .. Slate
4.5
The script works magically, allowing minimal actions to create maximum impact.Its funny, melancholy, revealing, heart warming and overwhelmingly hones ..
5.0
Its a magnificent performance.And Schmidt is a magnificent character. Bbc
5.0
So the first and most lasting surprise about Alexander Paynes About Schmidt is finding its protagonist unaltered by the passing years. Time
4.4
Marshall stages the narrative scenes in a fairly pedestrian manner and pulls out all the glitzy stops for the musical ones, reflecting the new for the .. Mr Brown Movies
4.4
Directed by Alexander Payne (1999s Election), he is remarkable at finding genuine humor and universal human truths out of even the most downbeat situa .. The Movie Boy
4.0
Nicholson shines once again in a part that was just waiting for his aging career. Bullz-Eye
4.4
Payne exquisitely details this mans life visually and with the spoken word. Hollywood
4.2
Heartfelt film is a perfect fit for Nicholsons skills The cinema of the new millennium may be increasingly dominated by special effects, fantasy and r .. Seattle Pi
4.0
Suffice it to say that, whether you find it sad or funny, or both, this is a rewarding, entertaining film. Tony Medley
4.0
They excel at making the most uncomfortable situations deeply poignant and exceedingly human. Cnn
4.4
About Schmidt is never more steeped in its themes of consternation and internal conflict than at the wedding, where Nicholsons impeccable performance .. Spliced Wire
2.5
It is Alexander Paynes.And characters and situations keep arising that feel Payne fully out of place in this film that could have been great. Movie Habit
4.0
Payne shows us all this in a directorial style remarkable for its simplicity, and tact. La Weekly
2.5
Its soft, its quiet, its gentle, its glacially paced, its boring. Varia Gate
3.0
Its often too self consciously quirky to be truly moving, and Alexander Payne and Jim Taylors script meanders all over the place in the middle section .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.4
For example, whenever I go to the bank, the teller requires my passport or driver licenses.I have never felt unhappy about such a request. Kansas City
4.4
I loved this film.Warm in its loving yet unforgivingly inconsistent depiction of everyday people, relaxed in its perfect quiet pace and proud in its m .. Ross Anthony
3.5
Writer/director Alexander Payne successfully blends drama and comedy in what is overall a very compelling watch. Matts Movie Reviews
5.0
It is a tribute to the intelligence and respect with which Mr. Payne made this film that the final, beautiful moments offer no solutions. Big Picture Big Sound
1.9
Bathroom humor and bad slapstick having fallen utterly flat, Payne and Taylor try to entertain by mocking easy targets. Montreal Film Journal
5.0
But its laughs and there are many arise from loss and pain, and you may leave in tears. News Week
4.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
4.5
This is why it is a challenging film to make, and a rewarding one to watch. Film Quips Online
2.0
No barbs to remind us of our humanity.Just second rate sentimentality. Tony Mack
4.0
But it show us in a sarcastically humorous way, without preaching to us like were watching a very special episode of Blossom..Director Alexander Payne .. Fat Guys At The Movies
4.0
Alexander Payne, whose Election and Citizen Ruth were effective introductions to an unusual talent, has produced a movie that is a satiric tribute to .. Rediff
5.0
Why this Detroit business decided to stay and expand in the city This 27 year old from Waterford wants people to know small businesses like his can ma .. Freep
4.5
The film doesnt try to answer all the questions it raises about the crushing disappointments of life, but its subtle, moving and frequently hilarious. Future Movies
4.4
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get back returns Movie Eye
4.0
All of the credit cannot simply be given to director/co writer Payne. Films Nobs
4.0
Warren Schmidts existential Winnebago could easily have been navigated by George Babbitt. Films Nobs
4.4
This journey provides the film with its loose narrative, but mostly the plot is an excuse for co scripters Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor to observe c .. Movie Martyr
1.5
The dreary, banal and insipid Midwest world that Payne ridicules must surely mistake the directors slurs and insults as fawning admiration if we are t .. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
5.0
This cinematic reality goes back to the incredible directing and writing ability of Alexander Payne.Payne knows how to develop a character. Juicy Cerebellum
3.0
From the early sweat producing works of Hitchcock to the excruciating pressure of Kathryn Bigelows The Hurt Locker, increase your heart rate with some .. All Movie
3.8
Bring your patience to the latest Jack Nicholson film... its very slow, but very rewarding. Edge Boston
1.5
Indian Trail Sun Valley QB Sam Howell, nearing several N.C. passing records, says hes a much better quarterback than a year ago when he led the Sparta .. Charlotte
4.5
The film will ask you the question about dying alone and having accomplished nothing with your life.Itll make you laugh at the questions, through the .. Aint It Cool



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