We Are Your Friends Review
R: Persuasive Language, Nudity, Sexual Content, and Drug Use
Warner Bros Pictures, Studiocanal, Working Title Films
1 hr and 37 Minutes
Cast: Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Jon Bernthal, Jonny Weston, with Alex Shaffer, and Wes Bentley
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published during my adolescence. Outdated language might be seen in these old posts. Since then, my thoughts and values have grown. This review is being presented as they were originally written, grammatical errors, shitty sentence structure, and typos galore. Because to do otherwise would be that same as claiming these flaws never existed.
BACKSTORY: Tuesday August 18th very last minute I take my friends to the party screening of We Are Your Friends. That morning I had to get an ID with my mom, but forgot about it when I had to leave. Trying to find my ID to get admitted into the screening was a pain in the ass. As I was trying to get in, the representative let me off on a warning showing my ID. The morning afterwards my mom finds my ID in her bag saying she had it the entire time.
STORYLINE: Caught between a forbidden romance and the expectations of his friends, aspiring DJ Cole Carter attempts to find the path in life that leads to fame and fortune.
REVIEW: Coming straight from the TV to the big screen We Are Your Friends is the Hollywood debut for Max Joseph who you know as the host of MTV's Catfish. With this being his first narrative you can sense the passion and personal connection Joesph had with his script and all that bleeds through in the performance of Zac Efron. The movie is really a coming of age film for dreamers. Yeah it's dramatized a lot and hits a lot of fantasy parts than reality, but it's a great time. For a film called We Are Your Friends, you barely see the friends except when they have to deliver points to the plot. The movie is really centered on Efron who struggles on juggling his life between maintaining his friendship with his dude bros, learning how to become a better DJ by an older more experienced DJ, and trying to connect a romance with the older DJ's girlfriend. It's convoluted as it may seems, but the performances and dialogue are the things that carry this film. They make the art of DJing look real. As absurd as it sounds there are montages and smart sequences of explanations that persuades you that being a DJ is an art that moves everybody. Of course since this is a DJ movie, the music used in the movie has to be fun. The film delivers on a head bopping soundtrack that has you nearly energized with the mood to dance in the theater.
LAST STATEMENT: Though it is too dramatic for it's own good. Max Joseph's We Are Your Friends is a head bopping good time with enough great performances and music to keep you entertained.
Rating: 4/5 |83%
Super Scene: Cole gets into the beat after taking PCP
