Hollywood ReporterPaul Weitz betrays an erratic grip on the comic tone, and the misguided central characters emerge, in the end, as less likea...
VarietyWhat appears on paper to be an ideal three-dimensional, morally complex role for the quick-witted comedienne backfires in pr...
New York MagazineFey has the Sandra Bullock role -- exactly the kind of part that she has spent the last decade transcending. She's not bad i...
Village VoiceAdmission doesn't have the courage to suggest that a childless woman who's doing work she loves just may have it all-or at l...
Salon ArtsYou can take the kids, you can take grandma; everyone will be ever so slightly entertained.
Chicago Sun-TimesAdmission has some sublime moments, most of them involving Fey and Rudd dancing around their inevitable romance. The problem...
Entertainment WeeklyThere have been so many shrill, dumb, rinky-dink romantic comedies that it's easy to feel downright grateful when a smart, n...
Rolling StoneI'd see Tina Fey and Paul Rudd in anything, but this is pushing it. Admission is so slight that a breeze could flatten it.
New York Daily NewsThis thin envelope of a comedy checks all the boxes for being a phoned-in, phony, padded rom-com.
New York PostDirector Weitz doesn't come close to pulling off the film's drastic tonal shifts, but at least it's an improvement over his ...
The New York TimesFey and Rudd are fun to watch, though not as much fun as they might have been in a riskier, crazier movie.
The Philadelphia InquirerFey and Rudd achieve a couple of comedy mindmelds but they're fleeting, as Admission's outlandish contrivances continue to g...
San Francisco ChronicleEverybody in Admission is funny - Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Lily Tomlin, Wallace Shawn - but they're not funny in Admission.
Wall Street JournalOnly Mr. Rudd emerges unscathed. He protects himself by being consistently affable in the face of heavy odds.
Washington PostIn their central roles, Rudd and Fey have a natural, unforced chemistry. John and Portia are cute as buttons, but they're al...
SlateThis would be a good movie for a parent to watch with a high-school-age child facing down the college admissions slog-it's m...
Film FractureRegardless of tonal ambiguity, Admission is a really fun movie. It's well made, both technically and artistically, and enga...
Own/Write for a blog? Submit a Review
Partial Film Information
Director: Paul Weitz
Writer: Paul Weitz
Studio: Focus Features
Cast: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen
Release: March 22, 2013
Writer: Paul Weitz
Studio: Focus Features
Cast: Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Michael Sheen
Release: March 22, 2013
Worth Watching
Sponsors Like Trailers!
Trending Now
Are You a Trailer Addict?
Trailer Addict has setup TA, Trailers Anoymous. Feel free to contact us at with your scoops, comments or advertising inquiries at the following email address.
