That Awkward Moment [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Tom Gormican, Kevin Turen Tom Gormican

Overview

Flings turn serious for three bachelors who swore to stay single in support of a heartbroken pal. Now the harder each of them try to cover up their commitments, the more complicated their love lives become. Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, and Imogen Poots star.

Product Details

Release Date:	05/13/2014
UPC:	0043396441088
Original Release:	2014
Rating:	R
Source:	Sony Pictures
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Language:	English
Time:	1:34:00
Sales rank:	30,335

Special Features

Threesome: more awkward moments; Meet the charecters featurettes; ; Blu-Ray Exclusives: ; Moment of truth: behind the scenes; Extended gag reel

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Zac Efron	Jason
Michael B. Jordan	Mikey
Jessica Lucas	Vera
Josh Pais	Fred
Evelina Turen	Sophie
Karen Ludwig	Mrs. Rose
Tina Benko	Ellie's Mom
Joseph Adams	Ellie's Dad
John Rothman	Chelsea's Father
Barbara Garrick	Chelsea's Mother
Raul Casso	Attractive Guy
Kate Simses	Glasses
Tom Gormican	Waiter
Emily Meade	Christy
Alysia Reiner	Amanda Silverman
Yuval Boim	Israeli Guy
Dan Bittner	Preppy Guy
Reif Larsen	Famous Author
Chris Grace	Deli Owner
Tom Riis Farrell	Male Executive
Julia Morrison	Beautiful Girl
Amanda A. Lederer	NYU Girl
Deborah Ann Woll	Actor
Melissa Mikel	Banquet Dancer
Alix Cross	Actor
Takako Haywood	Nurse
Rachel Heller	Rachel
Eugenia Kuzmina	Girl at the Bar
Jeanne McCarthy	Actor
Susan Shopmaker	Actor
Justin Nappi	Random Guy
David Torn	Composer

Technical Credits

Tom Gormican

Tom Gormican	Director,Screenwriter
Kevin Turen	Director
Andrew O'Connor	Producer
Ray Marshall	Producer
Darren Blumenthal	Executive Producer
James Gibb	Executive Producer
Jason Barrett	Executive Producer
John Friedberg	Executive Producer
Michael Simkin	Executive Producer
Lia Buman	Executive Producer
Zac Efron	Executive Producer
Manu Gargi	Executive Producer
Peter Schlessel	Executive Producer
Chris Diebold	Sound Effects
James Miller	Sound Effects
Kailand Reilly	Sound Effects
Benjamin Berger	Sound Effects
Robert Dehn	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

A rom com with training wheels, writer/director Tom Gormican's That Awkward Moment is a featherweight story of twentysomething guys afraid to commit to the ideal woman, even when she's right in front of them. You get the sense that Gormican wishes his movie could be the male-centric version of Lena Dunham's universe; it's surprising he didn't title it "Boys." The story follows three guy friends in their twenties who have sworn off getting serious with women in order to keep their bromance front and center. This pact comes about after Mikey (Michael B. Jordan), a doctor, is left by his wife Vera (Jessica Lucas), prompting his best buds since college, Jason (Zac Efron) and Daniel (Miles Teller), to take him out for a night of drinking and picking up chicks. However, soon after their declaration of eternal bachelorhood, all three men start getting closer to various women, and decide to hide that secret from each other. Mikey rekindles things with his soon-to-be ex, showing her a spontaneous side of himself he'd kept hidden during his years of medical training. Jason falls for an author named Ellie (Imogen Poots), who is the first to bridge the emotional gap he maintains with the roster of women he sleeps with. The most interesting story line belongs to Daniel, who finds himself getting serious with Chelsea (Mackenzie Davis), a female friend of the trio who goes out with them and often acts as a wingman (wingwoman? wingperson?) for the motormouthed Daniel -- a favor he frequently returns. If there's an overriding fault in That Awkward Moment, it's that Gormican does nothing to change up how his characters speak. All three friends are equally capable of witty one-liners, and even the female characters say things that sound like they came from the mind of a male writer. He shows off a talent for comedy, though, and the actors run with it. Teller, a natural goofball who comes across like the love child of Vince Vaughn and John Cusack, is often amusing. Efron almost looks like an adult for the first time in his career, and Jordan maintains his dignity even when his character's junk turns orange -- something we don't see, but get to hear about a whole lot. The movie's predictability doesn't derail its light charms, at least not until the plot makes a fatal tonal error when Jason has to decide if attending the funeral for Ellie's dad would mean he's making too much of a commitment to her. That's the premise of a Curb Your Enthusiasm episode, not a breezy guy-centric rom com, and here it's played straight. Although That Awkward Moment is the first feature from Gormican, the opening informs us that it is "a film by" him. Since he has no track record, that's a designation that means practically nothing, and by the time the closing credits roll -- joined by the obligatory blooper reel -- the movie turns out to be so pedestrian that it's still not clear exactly what makes a Tom Gormican film anything special.