Sex Drive (2008)
Director: Sean Anders
Cast: Josh Zuckerman as Ian, Amanda Crew as Felicia, Clark Duke as Lance, James Marsden as Rex, Seth Green as Ezekiel, Alice Greczyn as Mary, Katrina Bowden as Ms. Tasty, Charlie McDermott as Andy (as Charles McDermott), Mark L. Young as Randy, Cole Petersen as Dylan, Dave Sheridan as Bobby Jo, Michael Cudlitz as Rick, Allison Weissman as Becca, Andrea Anders as Brandy, Kim Ostrenko as Ian's Stepmom
Sex Drive looked funny based on commercials I saw, and its early
reviews were rather positive, but I was pretty disappointed. It was
only marginally entertaining and came across like a really lame
Superbad attempt at raunchy teen comedy. There are a few decent cameos
(David Koechner is worth mentioning) but as a whole it falls flat, and
it's so crude that its sweeter moments feel artificial. I could also go
a full lifetime without seeing Clark Duke in a film ever again.
There is, however, one saving grace: James Marsden. Channeling all the
clichéd "bad older brother" roles from '80s teen flicks (my first
impression was Bill Paxton from Weird Science), Marsden's psychotically
macho performance is deserving of a better film. The unrated cut of the
film (which gives Marsden extended scenes of gay jokes) also deserves
some credit — to separate it from typical cash-grab Director Cut DVDs,
the filmmakers included random shots of porn stars against green scenes
and integrated them into the film, just to make it truly different from
the theatrical cut. Lots of penises and vaginas dropping out of
nowhere. Funny in a gimmicky way, but it wears thin rather quickly, and
is ultimately just a greater example of the film's sleazy edge.
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