2002 · comedy · drama
About Schmidt (2002)
Directed by Alexander Payne2h 5m2002
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Our read: About Schmidt (2002) (2002) reads as a sombre, measured, grounded comedy · drama entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured comedy / drama, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, measured.
- sombre
- measured
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