About Schmidt
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About Schmidt
A brave follow-up to Election for writer-director Alexander Payne. In the first place, having an oldie as your lead is a great rarity. In the second - hallelujah! - the oldie in question is neither loveable nor crusty (Hollywood's usual options for the over-60s) but the sort of average bloke you might meet in real life.
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Nicholson dazzles audience with his misery
Jack Nicholson yesterday said that he played the most miserable role of his life in the Cannes shortlisted tragi-comedy About Schmidt. But his performance may well be just good enough to win the film an award at the festival, judging from the enthusiastic reactions from audiences and critics.