Memorable, crazy movie

Good movie but grossly overrated

This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Another in a long line of closed circle movies that seem to get green lit and funded without a good script to make the effort and expense worth it. The scary part of this unlikable film is that the guy who wrote this, and conned all these people into working on it might actually either believe this is how normal people act, or moves in a circle where these thoroughly unlikable people actually exist. The mind boggles, as it's a well put together and acted horribly scripted piece of unpleasantness, with it's ugly unapologetic misogyny, that the talented female cast go along with. The end credit outtakes don't paint the guys in a good light either, carrying on like their sexist charmless characters do for the duration of the movie, but maybe that's just the method acting they needed to do to stay in these thoroughly unlikable skins.

I am not going to go around the bush. The awkward moment is a truly boring and utterly pointless piece of film making. Not even good enough for a Sunday morning when all the other TV channels have collapsed. When this movie starts on your television, you should use that time to try to lean important things in life such as how to solve the Rubik's cube, study the body transformation of the Kardashians or investigate the food habits of bacterias. I promise you any of these three examples would make for a better way of using your time than watching such a mediocre movie, featuring some of the most mediocre actors of the last decade. If Zac Effron is still around making movies in 10 years time, I will officially switch to Afghan cinema which will be, I am sure, a lot more entertaining.

I really wanted to like 'That Awkward Moment', but I never found myself enjoying the film, other than the sporadic chuckles that came once every twenty minutes. And even then, it wasn't a gut-busting laugh. One of the producers of 'Movie 43', Tom Gormican, wrote and directed this movie. Let it also be known that this is also his only movie credit other than 'Movie 43', which is obvious after you watch 'That Awkward Moment'. This twenty-something romantic comedy tries to hard to be a Judd Apatow film, but lacks just about everything good from an Apatow movie. It's a clumsy flick that is clichéd at every corner with poor editing, a terrible script, and some mis-cast actors. I'm sure this raunchy rom-com will make a decent amount of money, but will be instantly forgotten.Every couple of months, we receive some sort of romantic comedy that involves a few young people who enjoy living the single life, but find love in unexpected places. And like the story goes, things go well for a while, but stuff hits the fan and everyone ends up mad at each other. But at the end, everyone has a nice resolve. I don't mind these story lines, but you have to do something original and fresh to keep this tired plot alive. That is not the case here.We center around Jason (Zac Efron), Daniel (Miles Teller), and Mikey (Michael B. Jordon), all who are college buddies who have successful lives in New York City. Daniel and Jason design book covers together at a posh book publisher downtown, while Mikey is a successful doctor. Mikey is also married, while Daniel and Jason live a life of bedding a different girl every night. Unfortunately for Mikey, his wife is cheating on him with a lawyer and wants a divorce. Leave it to his best friends to throw out his chocolate ice cream bowl of depression and replace it with a scotch filled night at the bars looking for hot sex.The three guys make a deal that they will all stay single until Mikey is not depressed anymore and in a relationship. But sooner than later, Daniel and Jason fall for two girls who come into their lives. And for some reason, these guys would rather win a bet than let these cool girls know that they are dating, so their relationship statuses are kept secret. It's a recipe for disaster.Gormican's script adds some of the usual raunchy humor that consists of a bunch of dick jokes, none of which are memorable. And these moments are usually ruined by some very cheesy dialogue. In addition to these comedic moments, Gormican adds some fairly intense dramatic moments, which don't seem to fit the movie. And we are forced to feel something super emotional when we are only given a few seconds with a certain character. It just doesn't work.Miles Teller is good as usual in this role as he has the wittiest lines and garners the most laughs. But he has obviously been in better. Efron and Jordan are completely mis-cast in this film. Efron dons a Dark Knight-like raspy voice through the entire film and can's seem to deliver a funny line with good timing to save his life. It's truly awkward to watch. And Jordan of course, is an amazing actor, but comedy, at least in this movie wasn't his thing. And Gormican's camera work and editing is so spotty and messy, you'd think it was the first time he tried to make a movie. Wait, it is.'That Awkward Moment' isn't the comedy you want it to be. Instead, it's the same old dribble of raunchiness and silly humor that is spewed out every other month. And it's sad that the best part of the film is during the end credit blooper reel sequence where a great cameo by a great actor appears on screen.

That Awkward Moment 2/10- I was not excited to see this movie at all. This was the only movie I haven't seen and I knew I had to see one. I was at least hoping to be surprised considering my expectations could not have been lower. Taking into account how low my expectations were, I wasn't surprised or disappointed. The only thing I would like to shine a spotlight on is Miles Teller who definitely showed decent acting ability. The performances in a romantic comedy can never be that good considering the movie does not demand much from its actors. Zac Efron, Miles Teller, and Michael B. Jordan give performances that people would expect from them and nothing more. It is obvious that none of them knew much about comedy and no doubt memorized all of the jokes that they had to say. Having said that, the jokes that they did were pretty funny, but a real comedic actor could make them even funnier. Miles Teller was probably the funniest of the three and I do acknowledge the potential he has. Zac Efron and Michael B. Jordan though just had to say their lines and look pretty.There is not much more to say about this movie. The writing is above average and gives at least a new view of the romantic comedy genre. Still though, it is a cliché film, but every film is cliché one way or another nowadays. If you want a slightly below average romantic comedy and you love Zac Efron then this is the movie for you. For more of my reviews, go to website at reviewsbywest.com