Directed by: Tom Gormican
Casts: Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release Date: 31 January 2014
When Mikey (Jordan)'s wife cheated on him with a lawyer, his two best friends Jason (Efron) and Daniel (Teller) made a pact with him to stay single together for as long as possible. However, things get complicated when Jason meets and falls in love with Ellie (Poots), Daniel's relationship with his best friend Chelsea (Davis) turns romantic and Mikey attempts to reconcile with his now ex-wife.
Praises: That Awkward Moment occasionally offers a laugh here and there. It is a no-brainer film that rewards exhausted patrons a chance to lay back, let the mind shut off and still comprehends the sex jokes.
Complains: It is horrendously dull and ridiculously unhilarious for most of the time. The jokes (sex or not) is both flat out lame and crude. The entire film is shallow, even for rom-com standards. There is literally no imagination and creativity at work here.
Not to mention, Zac Efron and Michael Jordan are both extremely painful to watch, though Teller and Davis' chemistry are slightly entertaining. Each remark/joke thrown at each other felt so scripted and rigid even Arnold Schwarzenegger sound chirpy when compared. The characters are akin to moping around the screen lifelessly, without the drive and energy to perform. Having watched Charlie St. Cloud, my perception towards Efron as "the cheesy guy from High School Musical" changed for the better. I see him as a capable actor that, given the right role and script, can pull of something amazing. But here he is, again, in a role that amuses maybe the twelve year-olds.
From beginning to end, the plot follows a standardized template, found in other 99 rom-coms and attempts to please you with "sex and shit jokes". There is nothing clever nor funny in this piece with major events and climax detectable from miles away.
Rating: 2.7/10
Hit or Miss: We have all seen films about guys (or girls) that are afraid of commitment, met the "special" someone that changes that and everyone has a happy ending. Seriously, what are you trying to sell with this utter pile of crap? MISS.
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