Directed by Max Joseph; We Are Your Friends (WAYF) is a film you might watch for one of  the following reasons:

1. You’re curious about making it as a DJ in electronic music and welcome the idea of a movie that shows what the journey might be like. Especially if you come from ‘the wrong side of the tracks‘ – in the case of Zac Efron’s character, the wrong side of the Hollywood sign.

2. You really, REALLY ‘like’ Efron

3. You more than like Emily Ratajkowski

I watched WAYF because firstly, I don’t mind Zac Efron, second, I’ll always kind of like Wes Bentley – thanks to American Beauty (1999), and finally, I haven’t really seen Ratajkowski in much, so I was curious.

Overall, I’d say that WAYF is not the absolute worst. However, it did feel like a certain je ne sais quoi was missing. 

Unfortunately, at no point while the film played did I get close to the ‘this is a good movie. Wow!’ feeling. Especially regarding the story, structure, rhythm, etc. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the theme of chasing your dreams, visualising your future – what you want it to be like and moving in that direction while blocking out the doubters.

There’s also a rather good ‘This is exactly my dream and it’s about to happen‘ moment in the film. That’s my favourite part because I really felt it, thanks to some movie making magic/music, camerawork, atmosphere, etc.

Give WAYF a chance, if you’re curious enough.

Happy Film Loving,

G