| About Schmidt Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| "About Schmidt" is a curious hybrid of the road picture, black comedy and drama.
It is all those things and then it ends up being none of them. The film has been
advertised as a comedy. Truthfully, it is anything but. This is one of the
saddest, bravest...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: C) |
| ABOUT SCHMIDT (director/writer: Alexander Payne; screenwriters: from the novel
by Louis Begley/Jim Taylor; cinematographer: James Glennon; editor: Kevin Tent;
music: Rolfe Kent; cast: Jack Nicholson (Warren Schmidt), Kathy Bates (Roberta
Hertzel), Hope...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3/4) |
| Directed by Alexander Payne. Screenplay by Payne and Jim Taylor, based on
the novel by Louis Begley. Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope
Davis. Running time: 125 minutes. Rated AA by the MFCB. Reviewed on
January 13th, 2002. more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| Jack Nicholson's performance in About Schmidt is all the more subtle
and impressive when one considers the Hollywood Jack the icon of
cool, wickedness, and devil-may-care esprit de corps. Not that an
actor can't be different than his Hollywood...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B+) |
| "About Schmidt" is the movingly poignant and
quietly powerful story of a man who has nothing,
and when he finally summons enough curiosity to
find meaning, he horrifically discovers that it
is too late to do anything. It is quite a
sorrowful tale....more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper (Rating: 3/5) |
| ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002)
Rated R; running time 124 minutes
Studio: New Line Cinema
Genre: Drama
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.aboutschmidtmovie.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0257360
Written by:...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 8/10) |
| CAPSULE: This is an adult film in the best meaning
of the term. It is the kind of motion picture
where the viewer repeatedly sees people he knows.
Jack Nicholson's repressed rage and his pitiable
side have never been shown to...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 4/4) |
| ABOUT SCHMIDT (2002) 4 stars out of 4. Starring Jack Nicholson, Kathy
Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Len Cariou, Howard Hesseman, June
Squibb, Harry Groener and Connie Ray. Based on the novel by Louis
Begley. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 9/10) |
| For the second film in a row, Jack Nicholson's screen alter-ego opens the
picture just as his character is retiring. In The Pledge, Jack's Jerry
Black was a grizzled Reno cop who wasn't at all interested in beginning a
new chapter in his life. In...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 7/10) |
| PLOT:
A 66-year old insurance man retires to a life at home with his wife and their
new Winnebago, only to find that he doesn't really know who he is anymore, or if
his life meant anything. Soon thereafter, his wife suddenly passes away, and
he's left to...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) faces mandatory retirement from the
Woodmen Insurance Company after over 30 years of loyal actuarial
service. Now, he must endure his twilight years in an unhappy marriage
with his nagging wife Helen (June Squibb). His...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 9/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "ABOUT SCHMIDT" (New Line Cinema)
The glory of this character study is the magnificent Jack Nicholson.
As 66 year-old Warren Schmidt, a retired Omaha insurance company executive, he
questions the significance of his...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3.5
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
New Line Cinema
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Written by: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot
Mulroney, Howard Hesseman, Len Cariou, June...more |
| About Schmidt Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Warren Schmidt's life hasn't often been front page material, but it was once.
When the actuary was promoted to Assistant Vice President of his firm, he got
his picture on the front of Woodmen of the World, his company's in-house
newspaper. With a great...more |
