The thing about Tina Fey is that she’s usually the best thing going for whatever it is she’s starring in or writing or generally involved with. She’s one of the funniest women on the planet, and with a head-writing gig on SNL and an award winning sitcom of her very own behind her it’s an interesting transitional period to think about for Fey. Though she’s dabbled in the past, the next logical progression for her is to most likely focus solely on starring in films, and though Admission probably won’t go down in history as a classic it’s a step in the right direction for someone looking to bring their immense talent elsewhere.
Fey stars as Portia Nathan, an uptight but efficient Princeton University admissions officer who is dumped by her longtime boyfriend at the same time the university is looking to replace the soon-to-be-retired Dean of Admissions. She heads out on her annual recruiting trip to clear her head and rethink her life. Along the way she reconnects with her mostly absent feminist icon mother – played by Lily Tomlin – and visits an alternative education high school headed by her former college classmate — played by Paul Rudd – who suspects that a student at the school may be the son that Fey gave up for adoption many years ago. Rudd’s character coaxes her to the school under the guise that getting into Princeton is the boy’s dream.
The movie is an interesting mix between Fey’s self-deprecating comedy and the weightier plotline about the son. It’s directed by Paul Weitz who has made a small career out of making these kinds of tonally off-center dramedies, but this one is the closest to being the most general of the bunch. That isn’t to say that it’s lacking between the comedy/drama divide, it’s just that the shift literally divides the film in half to its tonal detriment. The first half is played for big laughs, especially when Fey is keyed into her most stressed and flabbergasted persona, but when things start getting serious with the consequences of her son’s adoption it abruptly puts the smiles on hold for a seriousness that doesn’t really balance out.
It’s mostly a script problem and definitely had nothing to do with Fey and Rudd’s acting – believe me, they can pull both sides off. Their chemistry together is great, and the small bit of love story that arises between the two is pretty charming. It’s just that the transition coupled with the meandering nature of how the film tries to ease between the two could have been tightened up in order for the audience to understand the complexity of the funny and serious parts. It gives a sense that the film doesn’t fall apart completely but definitely drags.
This is a movie that your mom is going to love, and one that you could probably sit down with her either in the theater or when it inevitably gets picked up for television and really enjoy.
I’m fascinated with what Tina Fey is going to do next. She recently had a second child and is apparently going to have some time off to live a little and raise her family after spending years in show business, but once she gets back into the comedy game full time she’s going to get better and better, especially if she picks enjoyable stepping stone-type projects like this one. Admission is good for a few tears and great for a lot of laughs, but go to see the beginning of this new phase of Tina Fey’s well deserved world domination.
-Colleted
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