Review of That Awkward Moment (2014) by Gian T — 05 Jun 2015

Jason (Zac Efron) is working with his best friend Daniel (Miles Teller) at a publishing house designing book covers. Their friend Mikey (Michael B. Jordan), a young doctor who has been married to Vera (Jessica Lucas) since the end of college, comes to them after Vera requests a divorce. The three decide to go out to a bar and celebrate being single. The group meets up with Daniel's female wingman, Chelsea (Mackenzie Davis), as they try to get Mikey's mind off of his wife. Mikey meets a girl with glasses (Kate Simses), while Jason meets Ellie (Imogen Poots), and hits it off with her after teasing another man that was trying to buy her a drink. Mikey gets the girl's number, but decides not to call, resolving to work it out with his wife. Jason sleeps with Ellie, but escapes her apartment when he discovers circumstantial evidence that she may be a prostitute. The next day, Jason and Daniel make a book cover pitch to a new author, who happens to be Ellie. Jason is able to explain himself and the two begin seeing each other on a regular basis. Meanwhile, Daniel begins to fall for Chelsea, and the two begin seeing one another. Additionally, Mikey meets with his estranged wife, and when she claims that the reason their marriage fell apart is because he is not spontaneous enough, Mikey kisses her, and the two sleep together in the hospital, reigniting their romance. All three friends attempt to keep their relationships a secret, due to their earlier agreement that they would stay single. The relationships all come to a head during Thanksgiving, a time that the three friends usually spend together, but varying circumstances keep them apart...

I reckon you can´t get away from the fact that "That Awkward Moment" is quite formulaic, cliché ridden and a stereotypical romcom but at the same time there´s chemistry between Efron, Teller, Jordan and Davis. This movie doesn´t stand out in any way and the storyline is nothing special, but there´s an ok dialogue with some smirks and ok funny scenes, but it´s the main actors who makes this film. It´s entertaining for what it is and I had an ok time watching it. The one who did stand out in my point of view was the stunning Addison Timlin as Alana. A true beaut. And the soundtrack had quite a few musical perks. "That Awkward Moment" is ok and it does the job, but nothing more.