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2004
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Rated: 4/5 • Dec 14, 2022. Mar 5, 2021. Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service ...
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Dec 20, 2002 · The humor in the film comes mostly from the daughter (Hope Davis, fed up with him) and the family she is marrying into.Schmidt's new in-laws include Randall Hertzel (Dermot Mulroney), a water-bed salesman and promoter of pyramid schemes, and his mother Roberta (Kathy Bates), who embraces the life force with a bone-crushing squeeze.
About Schmidt drew praise from a number of critics, who singled out the performances of Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates. Film website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 85% based on 203 reviews, with an average rating of 7.71/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "In this funny, touching character study, Nicholson gives one of the ...
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- Michael Besman, Harry Gittes
Jan 3, 2003 · About Schmidt: Directed by Alexander Payne. With Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney. A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
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- Alexander Payne
- 2003-01-03
Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) has arrived at several of life's crossroads all at the same time. To begin with, he is retiring from a lifetime of service as an actuary for Woodmen of the World ...
Jan 24, 2003 · About Schmidt becomes a road movie of culpable despair and dishonour. Jack Nicholson is great almost in spite of himself. You can see that he is keeping that great, lionised, heavy-lidded mask of ...
