here is a huge slew of teen style comedies that have come out this year, and for the most part they end up being complete drivel (with a few exceptions). When the first couple of promotional spots for the new film “Sex Drive” started to appear, I really didn’t think this one was going to be any better. Nothing in the ads impressed me very much, and to be totally honest… if I hadn’t been traveling the last couple of weeks and been unable to see ANY movies, I probably would have turned down the invitation to go see the press screening of this last night.

　　But, because it’s been a little while since I’ve been able to enjoy a flick in theater I decided to go. Was it the total waste of time I suspected it would be… or would I be glad I ventured out to see it? VERY GLAD!

　　THE GENERAL IDEA

　　The synopsis for Sex Drive looks something like this: “Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet. But the journey, filled with hilarious misadventures and raunchy escapades, teaches all three more than they expected about life and love. Randy, raucous and unexpectedly romantic, Sex Drive follows three friends on the road trip of a lifetime!

　　Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) can’t seem to catch a break. He’s taunted by his cocksure older brother Rex (James Marsden), shown up in the romance department by his 14-year-old younger brother and humiliated by his job at a mall donut shop. But Ian’s biggest problem is that he’s about to start college as a virgin!

　　Getting nowhere with the girl of his dreams and longtime best friend Felicia (Amanda Crew), Ian resorts to the Internet for dates. He soon hooks up with Ms. Tasty, a flaming hot blonde who can’t wait to get busy. The only catch: Ian has to drive 500 miles from Chicago to Knoxville to consummate the deal.

　　Egged on by his