Retired insurance salesman Warren Schmidt embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
A thought-provoking and often-funny drama about isolation.
ColeSmithey.com
April 15, 2009
"About Schmidt" is a hostility-provoking film for the same reason that American citizens have lost their civil rights. The picture endorses, nay lionizes, complacency, inaction and the privilege of the greedy to steal whatever they covet simply because th
Sharply observed, Alexander Payne's poignant comedy is a character study of an ordinary American, who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and in the process becomes humanized and extraordinary.