About Schmidt

Saw this movie today and was blown away by J Nicholson's performance. Kathy Bates was also outstanding. I guess there really is no actor better than JN. But I still find it hard to feel comfortable with his performances. There always seems to be an undercurrent of sleaziness that I don't care for. I enjoyed the movie, but would not want to watch it again. A sense of despair pervades the entire movie. Hope that the Schmidt character is truly the exception, not the rule for the age 65 retiring white collar American worker.