How do guys cope with break ups? (Are We Dating Yet? Movie)

After weeks of packing up my house and waiting for gumtree people who never arrive, I decided it was time for a break. As luck would have it a preview invitation arrived, the movie … ‘Are We Officially Dating Yet?’ starring Zac Efron. The movie answered this question and several others I would probably never have pondered …

Are We Dating Yet? © The Ponder Room

When Mikey (Michael B Jordan) finds out his wife has been cheating on him, he calls up the long lost mates he used to hang out with prior to getting married. They, Jason (Zac Efron) and his co-worker Daniel (Miles Teller) have no qualms about instantly inviting him back into their lives … only in the movies.

Are We Dating Yet? © The Ponder Room

Serial dater Jason decides they should hit the town, and somewhere along the way they make a pact to remain single. It’s at this point in the movie that I learnt some other ‘value’ lessons …

What happens when a guy takes too much Viagra and has to pee? (one of the funniest scenes)
Or when fake tan meets a male appendage?

It’s no great surprise that their ability to remain ‘single’ soon falters.

With a health scare reigniting the love between Mikey and his wife, and Daniel realising love has been in front of him all the time with gal pal Chelsea, that leaves Jason …

Are We Dating Yet? © The Ponder Room

For Jason there is the small matter of one night stand Ellie (Imogen Poots), who turns up at his work the next morning as a potential client (she’s an author).

Their courtship provides more answers, such as …

‘Dress fancy’, is not the same as ‘fancy dress’
What not to wear to meet the parents?

Inevitably the three mates have to answer the ultimate question … your girlfriend or your mates?

Overall some of the jokes were fun and Imogen Poots stole the show for me. It was a fun, feel good movie, perfect escapism from a house full of boxes. The bloopers at the end are fun too and hint that some of the movie was adlibbed.