Review: Sex Drive
Ian is a 17 year old socially awkward virgin who spends his time going to school, working at a donut kiosk in the mall, and chatting online with the unbelievably hot ‘Ms. Tasty’. Ian’s days of everlasting virginity seem to be at an end when Ms. Tasty invites him to come to Knoxville and meet up. With his best friend Lance and Felicia, the girl his attentions should be on, Ian sets out on a road trip to manhood with plenty of potholes along the way.
Sure, the plot sounds like about 10,000 other teen sex road trip comedies out there but sometimes it’s not about what you do, but how you do it. Sex Drive is a glowing beer covered example that if you make up for in laughs what you lack in originality you can still have an extremely enjoyable and entertaining movie. The first ten minutes alone are worth the price of admission and perfectly setup Ian’s somewhat pathetic existence. I don’t know who thought of a talking donut suit with a sombrero but whoever you are, you sir are a genius. James Marsden plays Ian’s older somewhat abusive alpha male brother who is one part Chuck Norris and two parts Midwestern homophobic, football player stereotype. Marsden really shows that he has some comedic chops even if they are of the low brow slapstick variety. Also making a hilarious appearance is Seth Green as the helpful but hyper sarcastic Amish guy Ezekiel… as a matter of fact the entire Amish angle really adds to the hilarity of the movie. The only real problem I had with this movie was the best friend character Lance. He is made out to be this Lord of the Ladies lothario, but looks like the result of Jonah Hill and Rosie O’Donnell having a kid. Maybe they were trying to say something about having confidence or maybe the writer’s made the choice just to be ironic, but I couldn’t buy him or his storyline. The character was funny, but I really think they should have just made him the fat geeky friend of the geek instead of this bloated ladies man it’s not like they were trying to break new ground in the teen sex comedy genre so why not just stick to the tried and true formula?
I will not be surprised when this movie comes out and takes off thanks to word of mouth praise similar to the way American Pie did back in ’99. I highly recommend this flick to any fans of the genre, or just anybody who enjoys low brow, slapstick comedy get out and see this movie. Don’t be surprised when October 31st rolls around and there are a bunch of sombrero clad donuts at whatever party you decide to attend. Viva La Mexican Asshole!!!
8/10
