[Adding to the movie review series...haven't been for weeks due to travel and the low quality of what's out there -- no one has convinced me to spend my entertainment $ on Oz]
I have a friend named Hyser who is famous for his famous sayings. One, known as the "Hyser theory," says the more a movie is advertised, the worse it will be. You know what I mean: you haven't heard of a movie and then you hear a little buzz, go see it, and it turns out to be surprisingly good. Like Silver Linings or even the recent surprise Side Effects.
Admission, you know, the one starring the overexposed Tina Fey and the always appealing Paul Ruud, has gotten lots of press. I remember the first preview I saw of it in the fall. It looked pretty dumb. Not a very appealing premise (sorry Paul).
But it was better than the previews indicated, though hardly the best movie Ruud's ever made (The Shape of Things or I Love You, Man would be my top Ruud roles).
It wasn't so funny as it was cute.
You know, Paul Ruud's rustic, itinerant hippie type acting au natural to Fey's uptight college admission counselor role.
The whole "The guy who dated my roommate in college happens on my adopted son" thing was too much.
The whole "My friend in Uganda was killed in a car crash, so I adopted her 2-year-old son" thing was too cute, too.
The rivalry with Gloria Reuben is just...well, too cute.
The shots of the Princeton singers, the frat parties, the buildings...gives it a tone. Not quite "cute," -- okay, it's "cute."
In the end, it feels like a romantic comedy. Ruud & Fey end up together. Who knew? Just all of us.
Okay, this is making it sound "bad." It's not. It's just not wildly original. Pleasant entertainment and you root for Ruud and Fey, but it's hardly memorable. Even with a calf delivery scene.
It's probably as good, if not better, than the rest that's out there.
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