{"id":1300,"date":"2008-10-17T12:58:51","date_gmt":"2008-10-17T16:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=1300"},"modified":"2016-01-10T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T18:03:13","slug":"review-sex-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/17\/review-sex-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: SEX DRIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Imagine my surprise when I was handed 3D glasses to see the upcoming comedy Sex Drive<\/strong>. I found the gesture a little suspicious, thinking this was an interesting, yet facetious ploy possibly rivaling the gimmicks of Micheal Todd Jr.\u2019s Smell-o-vision or William Castle\u2019s Percepto featured in The Tingler<\/strong>. Endless, corny taglines kept running through my brain but they quickly dissipated when I was informed the theatre had made a mistake; alas, the movie wasn\u2019t in 3D. Ah well, no matter because the uproarious outrageousness of Sex Drive<\/strong> continually delivers.<\/p>\n

Poor Ian (Josh Zuckerman \u2013 with the amalgamated looks of Jason Biggs and Schwartzman) is eking out a pitiful existence during the last summer of his youth. He toils away his days at a Mexican donut shop in order to make a buck, yet his real concerns don\u2019t involve serving donuts. He\u2019s still a virgin and desperately needs to become a man before college. An unexpected door opens for Ian when the object of his cyber-affections (Ms. Tasty) assures him one glorious night of sex \u2013 if he makes a road trip to Knoxville. Of course, our atypical last American virgin Ian frets and sweats and is not overly confident. His close friend Lance (Clark Duke) convinces him that going all the way is imperative and a road trip is absolutely required. After \u201cborrowing\u201d Ian\u2019s older brother\u2019s \u201969 GTO, they set out for one night in paradise. There\u2019s only one problem. Their best bud Felicia (Amanda Crew) is along for the ride\u2026 to visit Grandma. Weirdness quickly ensues because Ian is stuck on Felicia who\u2019s stuck on Lance. The three head out on a crazy adventure, meeting up with a deranged hick, a lunatic hitchhiker, and a group of Rumspringa-celebrating Amish.<\/p>\n

From Van Damme jokes to just silly situations, the movie never lacks for laughs, colored with sexual innuendo or otherwise. Heck, even the design of the Senor Donut mascot imparts unbridled raucous laughter, rivaling the guffaws elicited by the giant blue mascot seen in Kabluey<\/strong> (2007), especially when it acquires an extra appendage.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Much of Sex Drive<\/strong>\u2019s success comes from largely from the excellent work of its unknown trio of stars, however, Clark Duke steals most of the attention in the film. He is awesomely refreshing as Lance, a pudgy, lascivious yet debonair nerdlinger who will soon be revered as a geekish deity at many a cafeteria table. He has a way with the ladies and is borderline narcissistic about it. But underneath the glaringly confident exterior lurks someone who simply wants love and respect. While at times we find ourselves laughing at him we can forgive ourselves, as Lance also possesses all the markings of a lovable nice guy.<\/p>\n

The biggest names in the film are James Marsden and Seth Green. Marsden\u2019s hysterically goofy turn as Ian\u2019s older brother Rex will surely draw multiple accusations of stealing Bill Paxton\u2019s Chet from Weird Science<\/strong> (1985) and rightfully so, as he reeks of the same testosterone-filled, dim-witted hotheadedness. Nonetheless, the audience cheered whenever he appeared. And Green\u2019s comedic timing and genius can be witnessed as the dryly sarcastic Amish man who knows a thing or two about well, things.<\/p>\n

Sex Drive<\/strong> might be the latest recruit in the new renaissance of quotable virginity-losin’, sex-based fare aimed towards our nation\u2019s burgeoning youth. In fact, more recent offerings like 1999\u2019s American Pie<\/strong>, Superbad<\/strong> (2007) and Apatow\u2019s raunchy efforts may have laid out the more modern groundwork for this film. But ultimately, the movie gives a nostalgic tip of the hat to the golden age of American teenage sex comedies. These films informed our adolescence; they almost always depicted teens being humiliated by the very fact that they possessed a sex drive and agonized about how to deal with it. We children of the 80\u2019s appreciate Fast Times<\/strong>, Porky\u2019s<\/strong>, Losin\u2019 It<\/strong>, and even Private School<\/strong> with a deep veneration.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, teen comedies should be obsessed with sex, and this audience-pleasing wisdom is never lost on this hilariously funny and mostly original T&A romp. However, Sex Drive<\/strong> shouldn\u2019t be dismissed as another gratuitous excuse to show a whole lot of nakedness. With its persistent attention to character, the film also manages to flaunt a legitimate heart – ardently giving a crap about its lovable loser and his two endearing best friends – and is full of wonderful surprises that don\u2019t require 3D glasses to enjoy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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