Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Clarissa Mora The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

tieman64 Directed by Paul Weitz, "Admission" stars Tina Fey as Portia Nathan, an Admissions Officer at Princeton University. Portia's highly ordered world comes crashing down when she pays a visit to the Quest School, a small facility which uses unconventional teaching methods to educate children. Here she meets Jeremiah Balakian, a child prodigy who may or may not be her long lost son.At its best, "Admission" contrasts the elitism of Princeton with the humble "holistic" practices of Quest, gives Tina Fey a chance to sink her teeth into a rare dramatic role and touches upon the sad, biological yearnings of mothers. Working better as a drama than a romantic comedy - Fey, primarily a comedian, handles the film's last act tragedies very well - the film co-stars the always awesome Lily Tomlin, and a puppy-dog faced Paul Rudd.7.9/10 – Worth one viewing.

inspectors71 I have to admit it (no pun intended) that I love writing my snotty little reviews on IMDb. It's a release; no guilt here.Therefore, I won't be snotty when I tell you that, other than appreciating Tina Fey's pretty face, Admission is utterly forgettable. I saw the movie with my wife when it came out, and I had to read the synopsis to remember some of the details of the plot.Oh, well.It's something of a message movie and a chick flick and a heart- warmer, and darned if I know why it didn't gel. It had all the things that make a movie a ticket-seller--attractive performers and tugged heart-strings, but, here it is three years later, and I just don't have any positive feelings about Admission.I'm wondering if it's the fact that I am, as a high school teacher, and a blue-collar-focused one at that, increasingly anti-college. Why would anyone want to spend that much money for a 4 year degree? Why would anyone want to, even with a full-ride, not get a job and earn one's general university requirements from the most inexpensive community college one could find?I think that's it. While so many folks are wrapped up in getting their kiddies into the best universities with the best reputations and the best safe places without micro-aggressions, I want kids to get to work living, earning the money for each credit, and feeling that they can give themselves the credit for being grown-ups as soon as possible after high school.Maybe that's why Paul Rudd and Tina Fey dropped off my radar as I went through the theater door after the flick. I didn't care and I don't care about anything in this movie except maybe . . . when Fey gets photographed from behind, were they trying to hide her butt? Is that a micro-aggression?

admgrose When Wallace Shawn is turned into an unsympathetic character, you know the movie has problems. Really lame piece of movie making.Tina Fey: Dreadful Paul Rudd: Not funny at all (How is this possible?) Lily Tomlin, like Wallace Shawn, plays a cad.Spoiler alert for this movie: Do not, under any circumstances, watch this movie.Saving grace was the ventriloquist bit for Rene DesCartes; cool dogs and setting of movie. Monty Python's bit about DesCartes (Rene DesCartes was a drunken fart) funnier and more alive.Better to watch paint dry than view this movie.

MacTheMovieguy Some movies are mismarketed, and Admission was definitely a movie mismarketed. You can't market a dramedy as a mass-market comedy simply because it has Rudd and Fey in it… or as a romcom, because it is barely a romantic comedy. Fey and Rudd have zero chemistry in the film, and share only a few "romantic" scenes together.The film is about regret and self-discovery. I know, mindblown, right? Well, the truth is that the film isn't about Rudd and Fey hooking up, it's about Fey's character coming to terms with a baby she gave up for adoption while in college. Rudd doesn't contact Fey because he wants a booty call… he wants to introduce her to someone (Wolff) he believes is the son she gave up. And there are a lot of similarities, and suddenly someone who doesn't want kids, wonders what her life would like with a kid in it… and if she could possibly make up for lost time.It's not a bad plot, but Fey and Rudd barely commit to it. I mean, these two have worked together before and they have zero chemistry. Yes, they can both talk sarcastically at each other, but they can't fake sexual chemistry. So the film fails as a romcom. As a dramedy about self-discovery, it almost works. It falls to be taken seriously, because of silly supporting characters. Fey is surrounded by characters written in such a way that you have to hate them, or not take them seriously. Tomlin was clearly a terrible mother. Reuben is a heartless adversary. Shawn is the silly boss. Sheen is a silly "clearly not right for her" boyfriend. Walger is another heartless adversary. Krupa is a horny old man. Even Rudd struggles to be likable. The only characters likable are Fey, and Wolff (who is written so closely to Fey's personality, in an attempt to push the mother/son angle).It's not a bad film, but it's not a great film. If I was a studio head, I'm not sure what I would have done with this finished product. I probably would have sent it back for reshoots, because it doesn't know what kind of film it wants to be. Taking a second pass at the film would have helped it more than just releasing it and mismarketing the film. I don't know what director Paul Weitz was doing here. He's directed much better films before, notably American Pie and About A Boy. Especially considering how About A Boy is close in tone to what Admission wanted to be, it's even more disappointing that this film just didn't work. As it is, you can totally skip this film. I can't really think of a reason to recommend it, even though I'm not completely tanking the film in grading.