Thursday, 12 June 2014

A bland application

Admission (2013)

Directed by Paul Weitz this film based on the novel of the same name stars Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Nat Wolff and Lilly Tomlin. An admission officer at Princeton has her life turned upside down when her boyfriend leaves her and she meets a boy that may be the child she gave up for adoption 18 years ago.

The set up for this film has a lot going for it but never delves beyond the superficial which is a shame as there is plenty of scope for real drama and issues here. There are some funny moments but for the talent involved this is also a bit of a disappointment. In the end this is more a film of what could have been rather than it being a bad film and it does get by on the charm of Fey.


3/5

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