Sex Drive (2009)

Directed by: Sean Anders



Certificate: 15

Starring: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke, James Marsden, Seth Green, Alice Greczyn, Katrina Bowden




In a Nutshell
The film tells the story of Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman), an 18 year old virgin who is desperate to lose his virginity before he moves away to college. As a last chance, he turns to the internet where he begins to get friendly with ‘MsTasty’ by pretending he’s a confident, strong American football player. He eventually scores a date with her… in Knoxville. Ian steals his intolerable brother Rex’s (James Marsden) vintage sports car after deciding to set out to meet the girl of his dreams on a road trip. Ian’s best friends, Lance (Clark Duke) and Felicia (Amanda Crew) join him for the 500 mile journey. Although this hilarious teen comedy has several laugh out loud moments, it also has a romantic outcome which most will probably find predictable, but nonetheless a heart-warming, feel good film, filled with comedy and disaster.

What's wrong with it?
Some people may just feel like they're watching the same old American teen comedy, with the daft, occasionally slapstick humour. However, i think that this modern teen movie is definitely one to watch for the laughter and the romantic storyline.

What's right with it?
The storyline consists of hilarious comedy, romance and tension, making the film far from boring. Rather than a typical American teen film, Sex Drive ties in a sweet, romantic storyline as well as a typical geeky-boy-goes-after-popular-girl interest. There is a lot of laugh-out-loud humour, and Seth Green particularly gives out a fantastic performance as the Amish farmer, Ezekiel.