About Schmidt

About Schmidt (2002) starring Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates. Shortly after Warren Schmidt (Nicholson) retires from his job in the insurance business, his wife dies, and he embarks on a personal journey of discovery which has plenty of funny aspects, as well as plenty of poignant facets. His daughter Jeannie (Davis) is on the verge of marrying a hopeless loser (Mulroney), and Schmidt decides that his mission in life is to stop the marriage from going forward. His attempts to intervene, however, only go to show what a chasm has opened between him and his daughter. This is a funny and sad movie, and Nicholson turns in a very good performance as Schmidt. I found it well worth the investment of time to watch. (Subtitles in English are available, as well as closed captions.) Grade: B+