Rated for language, crudity and general naughtiness
Starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan
Written & Directed by Tom Gormican
The Story:
Mikey (Jordan) has been dumped by his wife. His best friends, and perpetually single bachelors Jason (Efron) and Daniel (Teller) tell Mikey he won't go through single-life alone. They are in it together! Then naturally, they both find the girls of their dreams and things get awkward.
Look out Hollywood, there's a new Judd Apatow in town.
A talented writer/director with a penchant for naughty, but with a slice of heart to go along with it, thus making that elusive R rated date movie Romantic Comedy that the guys love, and the ladies can tolerate. Tom Gormican is that new talent, and for his first film, he's pretty much knocked one out of the park.
The story is a lot of fun, and the dialogue is funny, with several laugh out loud bits scattered through the movie.
The ladies aren't treated as just objects, they are multi-dimensional characters who are given quality time in the film.
However, it is the film for the guys to run with, and Efron continues to leave his Disney roots far behind him. His sense of comic timing serves him well, and I've been suitably impressed with his dramatic and comedic offerings that he's worked on since graduating from High School Musical.
Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller play perfect best friends. While not as much screen time as Efron, their stories are well fleshed out and they get to grow as characters throughout the movie.
If you haven't seen it yet, give it a spin, I'm pretty sure you'll laugh quite a bit.
Final Grade: B/B- range.
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Probably not a purchase, R rated comedies have limited audience in my house, but if it's on cable in the future and I'm up late with the baby...I'm ready to laugh again!
