Review of About Schmidt (2002) by Nathanael D — 12 Apr 2012

Great meaning, great actor, and funny in the most subtle of ways.

This review of About Schmidt (2002) was written by Nathanael D on 12 Apr 2012.

About Schmidt has generally received very positive reviews.

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[It] toys with convention, leading us down that happy ending path and then hopping off of it again. It's refreshing, if not humorously frustrating…

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Jack Nicholson portrays a caricature of a stiff, uninteresting insurance salesman with no life and no personality…

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Pathetic .... from the ridiculous letters sent to a young African child to the dysfunctional lives all around him…

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