Saturday 26 April 2014

Film Review: That Awkward Moment

Genre: Comedy Romance

Cert: This is a 15 but due to content this should be an 18 cert.

Director: Tom Gormican

Writer/ Screenplay: Tom Gormican

Starring: Zac Efron , Miles TellerMichael B. Jordan, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, Jessica Lucas, Addison Timlin , Josh Pais ,  Evelina Turen,  Karen Ludwig , Tina Benko , Joseph Adams ,Lola Glaudini , John Rothman , Barbara Garrick.

Running time: 94 min

Parents advised to read before viewing film as some scene may contain scenes unsuitable for younger viewers.

Sex & Nudity: A man and a woman kiss while lying on a bed; the woman removes her top and we see her bra, cleavage, bare abdomen and back as they kiss; the man stops and she dresses and leaves (they do not have sex).
A man and a woman kiss.
A man is shown wearing a T-shirt and boxer briefs while sitting on a bed as a woman is telling him that she is leaving (sex is implied).
A man and a woman hug goodbye.
Men and women dance together in a few bar scenes.
A man and a woman dance and hold each other.
A man and a woman talk and nearly kiss; she kisses him on the cheek and leaves.
A man and a woman hug.
Women wear low-cut tops and dresses that reveal cleavage, bare shoulders and bare backs in several scenes.
A man wearing a towel around his waist (bare chest, abdomen and shoulders are seen) appears to open the towel in the direction of two other men and they tease him about the color of his genitals.
A woman wears a short skirt and lace stockings.
A wife tells her husband (they are separated) that she has been thinking about him.
Male buttocks are shown while two men plank.
Sexual humor and reference
Full frontal nudity. 

Violence & Gore:A man is hit by a taxi and flips over the hood of the car; we see him recovering in the hospital.
Three men argue and one punches another in the face (we see him with a bruise on his cheek).
A man receives a phone call saying that his girlfriend's father died and we see people grieving at the funeral.
A woman tells a man (separated), "I don't love you anymore."
A woman panics when she receives a message that her husband (a doctor) "Needs to talk" and she thinks that she is sick, making a reference to her grandmother having had ovarian cancer.
A man talks about how he wants to die and the plan includes, "Taking a ton of acid" and driving his car off a bridge and into a river.
Two men fight playfully over a container of ice cream and a third takes the container and throws it out an open window.
Two men argue playfully while playing a video game. 

Profanity: About 19 F-words and its derivatives (one written in a note, one mouthed and not enunciated), 1 obscene hand gesture, 24 scatological terms (3 mild), and 10 religious exclamations (e.g. God Awful, Jesus, Oh My God).

Alcohol/Drugs/Smoking: Three men take Viagra tablets.
A man talks about how he wants to die and the plan includes "taking a ton of acid."
A man pours glasses of Scotch for himself and two other men.
Many people are shown drinking alcohol in many bar scenes.
People drink alcohol at a party.
A man and a woman drink while talking at her apartment.
A woman makes a reference to playing "beer pong."
Three men drink beer from bottles in a few scenes.
Three men drink beer while playing video games at an apartment and a woman brings a bottle of Scotch when she stops by.
Three men and a woman drink Scotch and shots of another alcohol in an apartment.
A man and a woman drink wine with a dinner.
People are shown drinking alcohol in a bar.

Frightening/Intense Scenes: The Official MPAA Rating indicates: " Rated R for sexual content and language throughout "
A man is hit by a taxi and flips over the hood of the car.
Some emotionally intense scenes during and after a funeral. 



Story: Jason has just been dumped, but he didn't even realize they were going out. Meanwhile, Mikey's wife has just asked him for a divorce, and perpetually single Daniel is still single. The three best friends are determined to stay single together and just have fun. But then Jason meets Ellie who just might be perfect for him, Daniel starts to realize that his gal pal Chelsea might be perfect for him, and Mikey has always thought that his wife was perfect for him. The boys are going to have to juggle their single life with their romantic entanglements and it's going to get awkward.

Likes : Sex comedy flick from first time director/writer Tom Gormican. It stars Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan as three young men trying to have casual relationships with women (involving primarily just sex) while not actually dating.
 Efron plays Jason, Teller plays Daniel and Jordan plays Mikey. The three are best friends and Jason and Daniel (who work together at a publishing company designing book covers) are trying to help Jordan (a young doctor) get through a difficult divorce. They celebrate being single (by going out to the bars and hooking up) and make a pact to stay that way. Each is tempted to renege on their agreement with one another when their sexual relationships become more serious.
This film a lot of 80s nostalgic feel to it with the youth sex comedies back in the 80s, this is a great film to watch, the funny moment are in balance with serious moment's, some scene you just can help but laugh at. here is a few moments in this film where the theme of the film awkward moments come in to play its brilliantly done.
It show's just how perfectly how most men think & do in the younger years, acting like players getting laid & bed woman, to those that arnt look for a relationship & just sex it would be awkward when a girl wants a relationship your just looking for sex this is where all players are dicks when it comes to being honest & only think abut their dick's, this film perfect shows that, as well as the moment when your going through hard time.
This is more of a chick flick than a guy film really, due to the contain of scene Zac efron &  Michael B. Jordan being the eye candy for the girls.
 The beautiful Imogen Poots (star of fright night) brings a brilliant performance has the love interest with a emotional & heart-warming acting to the character of Ellie, Zac efron performance is brilliant as well, but this is a well recommend film to watch has it does have the moment's that you cant help by laugh at but moments you with sit back & think where are you going with your life.
Michael B. Jordan is fresh from his acclaimed performance last year as an ill-fated ex-con in "Fruitvale Station". His character is the most stable of the three friends, and his character does not really get too idiotic situations. He finds himself in more dramatic than comic moments here, which makes his character feel like an odd man out.
Miles Teller plays the raunchy, noisy, annoying friend here. He is the funniest and the most relaxed of the three main actors. He remains very likable despite his smart-alecky character, coming across as a young Andrew McCarthy. His chemistry with his partner Mackenzie Davis was the best of the three pairs in the film. The romantic aspect fared better. It was actually quite well-written, though treading on very familiar ground of male-female relationships and commitment phobia which is perfectly show in this film.


Dislikes : If you don't like heart-warm, romantic comedy's then you wont like this film as it not all about comedy moments.

Overall :The romantic aspect fared better than most of the reviews, this is a great film to watch, funny moments, good acting.

Rating: 4.2 out of 5 for entertainment / 7.7 out of 10 for story/ funny moments.




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