About Schmidt

"Another actor might have made the character too tragic or passive or empty, but Nicholson somehow finds within Schmidt a slowing developing hunger..."

"An unformed narrative that winds up at the mercy of a mighty central performance."

"What makes this exquisitely observed slice of American screen realism transcend itself is finally its moral sensibility."

"Payne is a singularly ungenerous filmmaker."

"About Schmidt is as spiritually lost as its (main) character."

"This is a startling, resonant, life-affirming movie - both deeply funny and deeply moving."

"Blisteringly funny and equally moving..."

"The power of this great movie - part comedy, part tragedy, part satire, mostly masterpiece - is in the details."

"Alexander Payne has created a tender, acrid, comic masterpiece."

"Nicholson’s acting sets a new gold standard, making Schmidt a movie you won’t forget."