Basically…
When Mikey (Michael B. Jordan) breaks up with
his wife, his two best friends agree to stay single with him in a stance of
solidarity. But of course that’s when the girl of Jason’s (Zac Efron) dreams walks
in. This is a romcom from the perspective of three lads who try to fight love without realising they’re all failing miserably.
In other words…
A chick flick for guys…a dick flick.
The main men and leading ladies…
Efron couldn’t look more comfortable playing
Jack the lad. Like a typical player he has as much attitude as he does charm.
And while you want to resist that cocky persona you can’t help but get sucked in by
his romantic side - classic bad boy syndrome. Efron took on a new challenge in Parkland but like New Year’s Eve this is definitely his comfort zone.
While Efron leads the way, though, it’s his
sidekick, and work colleague, Daniel (Miles Teller) who is the real star of the
show. He’s the funny one of the group with a clever ploy of using his best girl
mate to help pull him chicks.
In the chair…
Tom Gormican makes his directorial debut and
let’s just all breathe a collective sigh of relief that it’s in an entirely
different league to Movie 43 that he
co-produced. The bit where Jason brings a whole new meaning to the term
‘cocktail party’ has shades of his horrendous last project - but luckily the
script in this film actually has laugh out loud moments and he manages to
recover the misplaced scene with some charm.
So…?
Ok so it has a rubbish title. (Apparently that
awkward moment is when a girl says ‘So…’ followed by the dreaded
where-is-this-going-chat). But like DonJon
last year this film gives us a romcom from a guy’s perspective, a style that’s surprisingly
yet to be exhausted. Yes, the plot is as predictable as the other comedies you
dig out when you’re in a brain dead mood, but this is one of the better ones
you can now add to the list. It has a classic boy meets girl, boy acts like a
dumb asshole formula meaning it needs something special to make it work. But with
its fair share of realistic lads-being-lads moments weighed up with even more
realistic heart touching scenes this one is a keeper.
Take advantage of an above-average romcom and have a fun night at the cinema with your friends.
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