I'm a big fan here at The Movie Press of the raunchy R-rated comedy. Why the fuck not? I giggle at things that would embarrass most people. Whatever. I also have no shame when it comes to liking shitty movies. That said, I liked Sex Drive...sorta.

Now, don't go judging me. I did say sorta. Sex Drive has some really amazing elements that surprised me, but also has some pretty lame, cliche elements too. But, I always like to give credit to little films that make me go "hmmmm" every once and a while.

Sex Drive is the tale of one young man's (Josh Zuckerman) quest to lose his virginity to his cyber lass and decides to "borrow" his older, homophobic bro's (James Marsden) '69 GTO to go meet the lucky lady who promises she'll go "all the way" if he drives across country. Throw in his ladykiller buddy (Clark Duke) and his "let's just be friends" lady friend (Amanda Crew), and you got yourself a good ole fashioned road trip flick mixed in with American Pie and some wannabe-Superbad moves.

Okay, so been there done that, right? Well, okay so it does feel a lot like The Sure Thing, a great, fluffy film with the Cusack, and it is pretty much like that movie, but this one has something going for it, and I can't believe I'm gonna say it...Seth Green. Holy shit, right? Green makes an awesome extended cameo as a helpful Amish dude who knows a thing or two about Pontiacs. And he's so sassy. Seriously, I laughed real hard when he was on screen. Honestly, who knew?

Other pleasant surprises include our hero's job uniform of Senor Donut, a giant, Mexican donut with a moving mouth. The trailer gives away one of the funniest scenes where a cop tries to tazor Senor Donut and fails. In fact, if you're feeling stingy, maybe just watch that scene over and over again and laugh and laugh and laugh. Just me? Didn't think so.  Also, at the end of the flick, there is a themed motel that involves a fireman decor that makes me wish I had the money to recreate in my bedroom.

So, all in all, Sex Drive is a simple film about sex, friendship, sex, cars, and fireman motels. Sure that Clark dude is annoying as balls, but this little film gave me some unexpected chuckles.

Review by: Darcie Duttweiler

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