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SEX DRIVE

Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, James Marsden and Seth Green

Directed by: Sean Anders

R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug and alcohol use--all involving teens

By John Delia

Sex Drive follows in a long list of teen centered films that have popped up over the past years, but I have to say that this one has a lot of unbelievable situations that make it a fun watch. What make this film good besides the outlandish script are the comedic acting of Duke, Marsden and Green that give strength to the simple storyline. If you liked films like Super Bad and Hot Rod, then Sex Drive is a must see.
While in a chat room on line, eighteen-year-old Ian makes contact with Ms. Tasty and gets a picture from the voluptuous young lady who he believes will help him lose his virginity. Although his brother tells him that Ms. Tasty is probably a scam artist (“It’s probably a guy,” he says), his best friend Lance convinces Ian to take a chance on meeting with her. The only thing in the way is his brother Rex's beloved 1969 GTO, which he needs to “borrow” as part of the plan to win over the gorgeous Internet woman. In the meantime another close friend Felicia, who Ian dreams of one day changing friendship to a hot love relationship, happens onto the plan and makes them take her along on the eight hour road trip from Chicago to Knoxville. Along the way they run into some very funny situations leading to his final meeting with Ms. Tasty.
Even though there are movies with similar stories like The Sure Thing and Road Trip, I found this one to have a funnier edge. The characters in Sex Drive are more in the vein of Super Bad, naïve, yet bursting to find the one thing that has eluded them, sex. Not just any sex, but with the right girl. The side story where Ian finds himself in a quandary over his female best friend that he really loves develops nicely inside the situation comedy.
Marsden as Rex (Enchanted) and Green as Ezekiel (Austin Powers: Goldmember) make this film hilarious. In order to get Ms. Tasty Ian has to borrow his brother’s hot GTO in which he told her he would pick her up. When Rex finds out that Ian has stolen his car, he spars with his garage door in a very comical karate fight. Seth Green ads to the fun playing Ezekiel an Amish farm hand that knows more about cars than you would expect from his carriage bound lifestyle. His off handed style of comedy provides some reoccurring belly laughs.
Sex Drive wouldn’t have been as funny if it weren’t for Duke who as Lance the devil-may-care friend makes the film work. I especially liked the scene where Ezekiel picks him up in his horse drawn buggy. The two are a scream with some extremely witty dialogue.
The film contains some strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, and some drug and alcohol use--all involving teens so you may want to keep pre-teens from viewing this film.

FINAL ANALYSIS: A very funny road movie that provides some great laughs. (4 of 5 stars)