If Admission’s main selling point is Tina Fey, it’s well worth seeing, though not just for her sharp and witty comedic genius. With comedy gods Fey and Paul Rudd as Admission’s two leading actors, it seems a no-brainer that Admission would be nothing short of an uproarious comedy. Although undoubtedly funny, Admission does take you in for a surprise. With plot twists and parental woes abound, Admission is rather the quintessential tragicomedy­—and not to its detriment. Fey’s performance is heartfelt and moving in her portrayal of a stressed Princeton admissions officer undergoing a mid-life crisis after she discovers one of her applicants is likely to be the son she put up for adoption in college. Though her performance is noteworthy for drama this time and not just for comedy, the film isn’t purely sorrowful, with elements of comedy peppered throughout. The film falls in and out of mainstream humor, with Lily Tomlin as the typical quirky hippie/feminist mom—and of course, there is also romance, and Rudd is still unfailingly sexy, even though it has been close to 20 years since his prime in his Clueless days. Rudd’s character is the second in the film whose life is inextricably connected to adoption, and he delivers a touching performance as the loving, albeit flawed, father of Nelson, his adopted son from Africa. If anything, it is through his character’s transformation that the film’s message is delivered: there is nothing more important in life than family.