Admission

Admission
This was another one of those movies that you want to be amazing, but the stars just didn't align.  Starring the hilarious and multi-talented Tina Fey (Mean Girls and 30 Rock) alongside the charming and chuckle-worthy Paul Rudd (This is 40 and Dinner for Schmucks), this film tackles some material that is pretty emotionally deep.

The story was very original, which is something that you can count on Miss Fey to cover.  She plays the content, but not thriving, admissions officer of Princeton University, Portia Nathan.  Nathan, unfulfilled by her career, significant other, and her relationship with her ultra-feminist mother (played by Lily Tomlin), gets just the bit of excitement her life needs when she meets and begins awkwardly courting the guidance councelor of a non-traditional high school, John Pressman (Rudd).

Like Rudd's most recent releases (Our Idiot Brother, This is 40, etc.), this movie borders a bit too much on the drama side of dramedy.  As for fey, she did a wonderful job in a script that doesn't seem to be her home territory, satirical humor.

I would recommend this for someone who isn't looking for a good laugh, but rather a thoughtful, heartfelt contribution to the dramedy genre.