Admission
Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 22, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
23
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanMar 22, 2013
Admission is not especially funny. The trailer can’t seem to make up its mind. On the one hand, it looks like a satire of academia. On the other hand, it could be a gentle rom-com. In truth, it’s neither. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenMar 21, 2013
The result is a picture curiously yet intriguingly at odds with itself: One moment is edgy, the next is not; the cast is terrific, the direction is not; here it’s satirically sharp, there it’s sloppily sentimental; now we’re happily engaged, then we’re cruelly dumped. Some films are electric – Admission settles for alternating current. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubNathan RabinMar 20, 2013
Admission ultimately can’t quite figure out what kind of a film it wants to be, so like a lot of promising but unfocused contenders, it never quite lives up to its potential. But there’s value to be found in its meandering. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanMar 20, 2013
Admission, a likably breezy campus movie directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy), is blissfully non-insulting. Read full review
65
NPRElla TaylorMar 21, 2013
Where "About a Boy" was both funny and wise about urban alienation, Admission settles for skin deep. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigMar 22, 2013
Largely because of its engaging cast, Admission is an amiable, but only slightly-above-average, comic romp. Read full review
63
New York PostLou LumenickMar 21, 2013
She’s (Fey) so good that — up to a point — you can ignore Paul Weitz’ erratic direction and a patchy script, both of which clumsily handle shifts between comedy and drama. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 21, 2013
My evaluation is to wait-list Admission and catch it when it reaches the less demanding platform of home video. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaMar 21, 2013
Admission works in stops and starts. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeTy BurrMar 21, 2013
Cheerful, skittish entertainment that never takes its subject seriously enough. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsMar 21, 2013
There's a good movie in this story. The one that got made is roughly half-good. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMar 19, 2013
Fey plays this inner-outer conflict well. But at her most wide-eyed and vulnerable, she still has trouble making a romance credible, even with Rudd, edgy comedy’s puppy dog of a leading man. Read full review
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