About Schmidt

I don't have a long review about this film, but I highly recommend it. Jack Nicholson astounded me with his performance. Hollywood often asks him to do the Jack-act, based on some combination of his characters in "Easy Rider", "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", and "The Shining". To see him play a character so mousy, inarticulate, and self-effacing is a rare treat. Most movie stars would have avoided playing Schmidt simply because he's often petty and weak, but Nicholson not only took on the challenge of the role, but actually managed to carry a movie with it.

Check it out.