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Post Grad Review

Release Date: Aug 21, 2009
Rated: sexual situations and brief strong language
Runtime: 1 hr. 29 min.
Genres: Comedy
Director:Vicky Jenson
Cast:Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, Michael Keaton, Jane Lynch, Bobby Coleman. Full cast + crew

Movies.com Critics

0.5

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2.0

35

out of 100

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critic review scores.
20

out of 100

Wall Street Journal
We are meant to think they are all delightfully and amusingly eccentric (characters). Actually, they're just creepy

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30

out of 100

Los Angeles Times
A joyless fluffball about after-college job woes with a dispiriting message for smart young women.

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38

out of 100

USA Today Claudia Puig
Post Grad is a collection of unfunny, insipid and predictable vignettes in search of a movie.

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40

out of 100

Variety
As fiction characters go, Ryden seems as dull as they come, making it hard to muster much sympathy for her plight.

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40

out of 100

The Hollywood Reporter Kirk Honeycutt
An innocuous -- to the point of blandness -- look at the "hardships" of a recent college grad.

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50

out of 100

The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Ms. Bledel works her "Gilmore Girls" charm to the hilt, but no amount of cerulean-eyed sparkle can transcend this level of thudding mediocrity.

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50

out of 100

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Dismayingly conservative dramedy.

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75

out of 100

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
It's a screwball comedy. It's also, I have to say, a feel-good movie that made me smile a lot.

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75

out of 100

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
The material may be formulaic, but the spirit of the piece is friendly.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

OK for kids 13+

Gilmore Girl stars in upbeat, teen-friendly comedy.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this lighthearted Alexis Bledel comedy is on the milder side for a PG-13 -- expect some swearing (including a few "s--t"s and one "f--k") and some social drinking, making out, and discussion of an STD. But otherwise it's sweet, if formulaic. The story attempts to address some “serious” topics -- identity, the transition between college and “the real world” -- but it doesn’t get too deep. It has a feel-good message, though that message is ultimately a little muddled: Does the perfect boyfriend really trump real-life concerns like keeping a job you worked so hard to get?

Families can talk about the movie's final take-away. Which is ultimately more important to Ryden -- her job or "the guy"? Do you think she makes believable, relatable choices?
Are Ryden's expectations aboutpost-grad life realistic? Had she managed her expectations,would she have undergone less of a shock?
Why are more college grads moving in with their families after school?Is it harder to live on your own given today's financial realities? IsRyden's family a help or a hindrance to her?

The good stuff

Messages: The movie's main message seems to be that love and family come first. That's admirable, but the ending somewhat undermines the idea of why it's important to do what you love, too, sort of suggesting that finally getting together with the right guy trumps everything else.
Role models: Ryden may be a little unrealistic and overly ambitious, but she has a big heart and means to do the right thing most of the time. Everyone around her is generally quite kind, too; even her "frenemy" seems more misguided than anything else, though she does take swipes at Ryden when she can.

What to watch for

Violence: A character runs over his neighbor’s cat, which, coincidentally, he despises. Some bickering.
Sex: Some making out, but nothing too explicit. Some discussion of herpes.
Language: Swearing includes one "f--k," plus several uses of "s--t," as well as "ass," "crap," “son of a bitch," "damn," "goddamn," "hell," "oh God," and more.
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Social drinking by characters who are of age.

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