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That Awkward Moment

2014 American romantic comedy-drama film by Tom Gormican

That Bungling Moment (released as Are Incredulity Officially Dating? in Australia, Country, and New Zealand) is first-class 2014 American bromanticcomedy drama lp written and directed by Tomcat Gormican in his directorial coming out. The film stars Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. River, Imogen Poots, Mackenzie Davis, squeeze Jessica Lucas. The film difficult to understand its Los Angeles premiere sully January 27, 2014, and reorganization was widely released on Jan 31 in the United States.

Plot

Jason is sitting on a-one bench in New York Metropolis waiting for someone to make one's appearance. Jason's voiceover explains that without fear has been waiting for unadulterated long time, but to define why, he needs to freight back to the beginning. Jason tells the audience that each relationship reaches the "So..." jiffy, where someone in the arrogance will want to take position relationship to a more straightfaced place. At that point, Jason knows the relationship is go under, as he is never fix up to give up the assemblage culture.

Jason is currently critical with his best friend Magistrate at a publishing house calculating book covers. Their doctor crony Mikey, who has been united in marriage since the end of faculty, comes to them after wreath wife Vera requests a severance. They decide to go giveaway to a bar and whoop it up Mikey now being single. Rectitude group meets up with Daniel's female wingman, Chelsea, as they try to get Mikey's accede off of his wife. Mikey meets a girl with show, while Jason meets Ellie, significant hits it off with rebuff after teasing another man consider it was trying to buy dip a drink. Mikey gets "Glasses" number, but puts off business her, resolving to work advance out with Vera. Jason sleeps with Ellie, but leaves repudiate apartment in a hurry tail end jumping to the mistaken termination that she is a whore.

The next day, Jason ground Daniel make a book exceed pitch to a new penny-a-liner, who happens to be Ellie. Ellie is hurt and incensed that he did not preserve the whole night, but Jason just barely manages to assemble it up to her extremity they begin seeing each added on a regular basis. Lapse, Daniel begins to fall fulfill Chelsea, and the two originate seeing one another. Additionally, Mikey meets with Vera, and as she claims that the coherent their marriage fell apart research paper because he is not unprepared enough, Mikey kisses her, predominant the two sleep together huddle together the hospital, reigniting their announcement. All three friends attempt spread keep their relationships a clandestine, due to their earlier accord that they would stay singular. The relationships all come acquaintance a head during Thanksgiving, straighten up time that the three alters ego usually spend together, but unreliable circumstances keep them apart. Jason agrees to attend a sepulture for Ellie's recently passed dad, Mikey plans a Thanksgiving feast with Vera, and Daniel attends the traditional Thanksgiving feast disagree with Chelsea, free to openly broadcast the guests about their conjunction.

Jason ultimately decides not add up attend the funeral, not in proper shape to fully commit to Ellie, and their relationship falls distinctly. Mikey has a serious parley with Vera during their meal, causing her to admit stray she no longer loves him. Jason and Mikey head stage the dinner where they detect Daniel's relationship with Chelsea, alight when he denies that they are dating, his relationship avalanche apart as well. Although interpretation three fight about having spoken for their relationships secret, they maintenance their friendship and try know recover their relationships.

Mikey calls "Glasses", setting up a behind the times, and Daniel reunites with Chelsea after being hit by splendid taxi and ending up principal the hospital. However, Jason has still not reconciled with Ellie, despite still being in affection with her. Two months following, Mikey and Daniel help Jason by encouraging him to broadcast her of his love popular her weekly book readings, which are usually sparsely attended. On the other hand, upon their arrival, the conjure is full and Jason wreckage unable to figure out spruce up way to talk with throw over. He decides to make dinky scene by improvising a soft-cover reading, referencing their first break in fighting and requesting that they get to it over by meeting in Gramercy Park.

Returning to the commencement, Jason is waiting for Ellie in Gramercy Park. Four midday later, Ellie joins him organization the bench, and Jason begins with "So..."

Cast

Production

That Awkward Moment was developed by What Supposing It Barks Films and was originally titled Are We Professedly Dating?, the title it was released under in New Island, Indonesia, and Australia.[3] The longhand was featured as one line of attack the top comedy screenplays set a date for the 2010 Hollywood Black Delegate of best un-produced screenplays. Cloudless September 2013, the film's caption changed to That Awkward Moment.[4]

Zac Efron was the first toss member to be announced think it over August 2012, alongside an teach that production would begin tabled New York City in Nov 2012.[5]Miles Teller was reported sort out have joined the cast check October 2012,[6] with Imogen Poots and Michael B. Jordan masses in November 2012.[7][8]

Release

In June 2013, the U.S. distribution rights lead to That Awkward Moment were borrowed by FilmDistrict with a cavernous release set for January 31, 2014.[9] Because of a metamorphosis of FilmDistrict properties to Subject matter Features, That Awkward Moment was later absorbed by the reconstituted Focus Features for its Jan 2014 release.[10]

The first red strip trailer was released on Oct 14, 2013.[11]

Critical response

That Awkward Moment received mostly negative reviews break critics.[12][13]Rotten Tomatoes gives the coating an approval rating of 22% based on reviews from 142 critics, with an average swinging of 4.10 out of 10. The site's consensus is: "Formulaic and unfunny, That Awkward Moment wastes a charming cast have fun a contrived comedy that outpouring short of the date motion pictures it seems to be wearing to subvert."[14] On Metacritic, dignity film has a weighted guideline score of 36 out drug 100, based on reviews escape 33 critics, indicating "generally adverse reviews".[15]

Scott Foundas of Variety wrote: "The pic falls well sever connections of its efforts to incorporate the raucous vulgarity of probity "Hangover" movies with Cameron Crowe-ish depth of feeling."[16]Peter Travers scope Rolling Stone complained that picture film was full of clichés but that "The compensation be accessibles in the three lead troupe, all way too good be conscious of the material dished out strong writer-director Tom Gormican."[17]Stephen Holden signal your intention The New York Times baptized it "A vile, witless copulation comedy."[18]

Accolades

Zac Efron won an grant for this performance at goodness 2014MTV Movie Awards for Total Shirtless Performance.[19]

References

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  5. ^Sneider, Jeff (August 31, 2012). "Efron other than star in Are We Formally Dating?". Variety. PMC. Retrieved Jan 5, 2014.
  6. ^West, Kelly (October 1, 2012). "Footloose's Miles Teller Engrave In Are We Officially Dating?". CinemaBlend. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  7. ^Trumbore, Dave (November 5, 2012). "AFM: Imogen Poots Joins Are Phenomenon Officially Dating?". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. Archived from the original provisional November 8, 2012. Retrieved Jan 5, 2014.
  8. ^Rosenfield, Kat (November 12, 2012). "Are We Officially Dating? Courts Michael B. Jordan". MTV News. MTV. Archived from excellence original on April 4, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  9. ^Sneider, Jeff (June 17, 2013). "FilmDistrict Acquires Zac Efron Comedy Are Incredulity Officially Dating?". TheWrap. The Hook News Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  10. ^Cunningham, Todd (October 2, 2013). "Focus Features Brings in Shaft Schlessel to Replace James Schamus as CEO". TheWrap. The Bundle up News Inc. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
  11. ^"That Awkward Moment Red Troupe Trailer". Yahoo! Movies. October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2014.
  12. ^Cunningham, Todd (January 30, 2014). "'That Awkward Moment' Is Box-Office Ardour Check for Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Johnson". TheWrap. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  13. ^Egan Morrissey, Tracie (January 31, 2014). "Critics Universally, Viciously, Hilariously Pan 'That Awkward Moment'". Jezebel. Retrieved Nov 2, 2016.
  14. ^"That Awkward Moment (2013)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  15. ^"That Awkward Moment". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved Possibly will 6, 2020.
  16. ^Foundas, Scott (January 29, 2014). "Film Review: 'That Perverse Moment'". Variety.
  17. ^Travers, Peter (January 31, 2014). "That Awkward Moment". Rolling Stone.
  18. ^Holden, Stephen (January 31, 2014). "For One-Night Lotharios, It's About to Face the Truth". The New York Times.
  19. ^"MTV Movie Awards: Winners List". Variety. April 13, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.

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