Sex Drive

Review by Clint Morris

And drive this sexy, silly souped-up charger most definitely has!

Ten years ago, we witnessed as naive high schooler Jim (Jason Biggs, American Pie) put his bod on the market in the hope that someone wanted to try before they buy (and eventually they did – but whoever suspected it would be the foul-mouthed bandie!?).

Now, someone else of similar size (he has that same weedy build Biggs had, among other similar features and statue) is hoping someone might have use for his full-to-the-brim offering of Virgin Olive Oil. Thing is, he is not exactly the coolest cat in town.

High school senior Ian (Josh Zuckerman) has decided to drive cross-country with his best friends (the self-confessed love machine Lance - played by Greek's Clark Duke - and pretty "girl next door" Felicia), to hook up with a supposedly hot girl he has met on the internet.

Along the way, their car (actually the car belongs to Ian's brother, a frenzied macho man named Rex - played by James Marsden) naturally breaks down and they are soon forced to stop off at an Amish Community (Seth Green has an amusing cameo as one of the Amish) while it gets fixed.

The teen sex comedy is a cinematic staple – from 80s gems like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Porky's to more recent entries like Can't Hardly Wait, Get Over It, Drive Me Crazy and She's All That.

They have never really taken a break.

What has been on vacation though are the genuinely funny ones. The ones like American Pie and last year's riotous Superbad, that know their audience and aren't afraid to tell it like it is – regardless of how miffed some of the audience's parents may be by the content.

Aaaaand believe me, there will be a few young ones banned from seeing this until they are that wee bit older – it is quite crude at times!

Sex Drive is of the same vein as Pie – it is rambunctious, randy, and really, really funny. What gives it juice is a blend of fuel that is so humorous because it is true…. Well, mostly true.

What? Nobody else has visited a truck stop only to receive a gift through the hole of the stall next door?

One of the funniest films of the year (you'll be on the floor in several parts), Sex Drive isn't just this year's American Pie, it is also fresh, funky and ferociously funny film in it's own right - one that introduces audiences to an exciting new bouquet of characters.

Characters, I'm sure if this one does well, we will see soon enough again.

3.5 out of 5

Sex Drive
Australian release: 13th November, 2008
Official Site: Sex Drive
Cast: Josh Zuckerman, Amanda Crew, Clark Duke
Director: Sean Anders