This was the second time I saw "About Schmidt" and I loved it as much as I did after watching it for the first time. Jack Nicholson is magnificent, truly amazing. I couldn't have chosen an actor more suitable for the role of Warren Schmidt than Nicholson. I loved Kathy Bates as well. She was quite funny from time to time. I've seen other Payne-movies as well. I loved "Sideways" the most. Alexander Payne has his own honest, but tragic way to tell a story. That's why I'm such a huge fan of his work.
I'm 20 and I've no idea how my life would look like within 40 years, but I think this movie gives an amazingly honest insight in what some 60-years old people's life looks like. When your wife or husband has passed away and your kids have their lives of their own, it might be very lonely from time to time. "About Schmidt" has it all. It's honest and realistic, it's funny and tragic at the same time. It's a movie that makes you think about life, about making a difference. It's about the meaning of life, the meaning of your life in particular.
I loved this movie. Jack Nicholson still has it. After several decades in the acting business, he's still standing and delivering. I really look forward seeing more of Payne's work as well. It's these kind of movies I love the most. Movie's like "About Schmidt" and "Sideways" who aren't afraid to tell a story about life, the way it is and not the way it should be. See this movie. I can't think of any reason not to see it. Like I already said, it's truly memorable.
8,5/10
I'm 20 and I've no idea how my life would look like within 40 years, but I think this movie gives an amazingly honest insight in what some 60-years old people's life looks like. When your wife or husband has passed away and your kids have their lives of their own, it might be very lonely from time to time. "About Schmidt" has it all. It's honest and realistic, it's funny and tragic at the same time. It's a movie that makes you think about life, about making a difference. It's about the meaning of life, the meaning of your life in particular.
I loved this movie. Jack Nicholson still has it. After several decades in the acting business, he's still standing and delivering. I really look forward seeing more of Payne's work as well. It's these kind of movies I love the most. Movie's like "About Schmidt" and "Sideways" who aren't afraid to tell a story about life, the way it is and not the way it should be. See this movie. I can't think of any reason not to see it. Like I already said, it's truly memorable.
8,5/10