Type-A college grad Ryden (Alexis Bledel) comes up short in the job
market, moves back in with her parents and generally learns that life
and relationships and stuff are really hard. It’s pretty tedious and
predictable, I know, but Post Grad has the good sense to fill
out its wan storyline with zany and droll supporting turns, courtesy of
comedy heavy-lifters Michael Keaton, Craig Robinson, Demetri Martin
(more spirited in his tiny cameo here than in the entire running time
of Taking Woodstock) and the hyperventilating combination of
Carol Burnett and Jane Lynch. Post Grad is slight, but its silly
streak makes it enjoyable.
This article appears in Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2009.