[5]

A Princeton admissions clerk takes a chance on an ‘alternative school’ kid when she discovers he may be the child she gave up for adoption many years ago. Despite the intrinsic charm of both Tina Fey and Paul Rudd, this movie is neither funny nor romantic, and the stakes are never high enough to keep you from dozing off. The third act, in particular, forces you through maudlin, cloying maneuvers that are way beneath the talent involved. Lily Tomlin, as Fey’s reclusive, anti-establishment mother, gives the movie all its best moments. Directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy, Grandma).