Admission is a calm, mildly funny movie. I wouldn't mind watching this one with my parents. It's definitely not as funny as the trailer makes it seem and it has a lower energy than you would expect with two popular comedic actors, but still a pretty good movie. Don't expect boisterous laughing. It's more of a feel-good flick.
Both Tina Fey and Paul Rudd are subdued and again, it's not that this is a bad movie, it's just kind of mellow. There is no real dramatic apex. It's simply, pleasant.
Tina Fey plays Princeton admissions officer Portia Nathan. At times she seems like she's trying too hard to pull the movie higher but overall she's just fine.
Lily Tomlin who plays Tina Fey's mother, Sussanah, is perfect. I would love to see a spin-off movie with Tomlin and Fey leading.
Paul Rudd plays a "director" of an alternative high school. Being a huge Paul Rudd fan, I was disappointed. There are only a few signature Paul Rudd moments. He is still good, I just love his quirkiness and have become conditioned to expecting it.
On a final note; Admission makes Princeton seem like a school of douche bags. I wonder if they were upset with this movie.
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