Director: Max Joseph (2015)

Angst and ambition are mashed up in this uplifting ode to the transcendental powers of dance music.

Zac Efron gives it large, well largeish, as Cole, a real estate developer who dreams of being an international DJ.

When not clubbing Cole spends his time staring into the empty swimming pool of life.

Wes Bentley plays his mentor, a famous forty something club DJ full of alcohol and self-loathing.

He has a beautiful assistant Sophie, brought to doe-eyed life by Emily Ratajkowski.

The model rocketed to fame by appearing naked in Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines video.

Her dancing here is no worse and she mostly keeps her clothes on.

When Cole begins to fall for Sophie, it threatens his chance at a career-making summer gig.

It’s an unthreatening portrayal of contemporary twentysomething life.

Fans of Simon Pegg’s TV show Spaced may snigger at the manner Cole discovers his dance muse.

There’s a loose Los Angeles vibe and some trippy SFX showing the effects of drugs and music on the body.

The music is played on laptops and the script seems written by a robot.

★★★☆☆