Rewind, Review, and Rerate: ‘About Schmidt’: Family, Faith, and Reconciliation by Standout Director Alexander Payne

4/13/2022|Updated: 4/13/2022

R | 2h 5min | Comedy, Drama | 2002

Narrative films about “finding oneself” through miserable circumstances can sometime come off as contrived. If they don’t seem contrived, they can sometimes fall into another undesirable, yet all-too-common category: the overly saccharine and schmaltzy.

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Ian Kane

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Ian Kane is a U.S. Army veteran, filmmaker, and author. He is dedicated to the development and production of innovative, thought-provoking, character-driven films and books of the highest quality.