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Sex Drive Without the Sex. Or the Drive

By Dustin Rowles | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (22)

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I don’t really know how She’s Out of My League even qualifies for a theatrical release. It’s biggest star — Jay Baruchel — is not exactly a big name outside of Judd Apatow and “Undeclared” circles, and he’s never been the type, you’d think, that could carry a movie, much less a romantic comedy. But hey! It’s a new decade — if Michael Cera, who is just a teenage Anthony Michael Hall with a stutter — can qualify as a leading man, then there’s no reason that Baruchel cannot.

Unfortunately, the movie doesn’t look any damn good, either. It looks like a quintessential 90’s movie; American Pie with twenty-somethings. It doesn’t even have a particularly compelling high-concept: A hot blonde is somehow attracted to a dorky airline employee. Didn’t we already see this in Knocked Up, and there’s not even a pregnancy involved here. The only thing going for it is that it comes from the team behind Sex Drive (which I really dug, though apparently, I’m the only one) and the upcoming Hot Tub Time Machine, which looks like hot tub ass. Also, it has apparently scored well with test audiences. Then again, test audiences are kind of dumb.

Here’s the trailer:









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Comments

As a rule I'll see any movie filmed in Pittsburgh. Sadly, the hockey game they are at isn't a Pens game.

Unremarkable trailer, though.

Posted by: Colin at January 8, 2010 10:18 AM

The plane doctor line made me giggle.

Posted by: buttercup at January 8, 2010 10:20 AM

Hey! That fat dude was on Studio 60. Is he losing weight? He hasn't been working much lately...

Posted by: Optimus Rhyme at January 8, 2010 10:21 AM

@Optimus Fat = funny.

Look at Ron Lester (Billy Bob)... he's shit out of luck now.

Posted by: Colin at January 8, 2010 10:25 AM

I liked Sex Drive too, Dustin. Mostly because the unrated DVD had peen and boobies for no reason whatsoever.

As for this one...meh. I'll rent it.

Posted by: admin at January 8, 2010 10:26 AM

I liked Sex Drive too, Dustin. You're not alone. Just don't watch the unrated cut. It's literally just naked people inserted awkwardly into the regular movie. It took balls to do it, and the warning from the writers at the beginning about how the unrated version sucks and the original is better is pretty funny, but overall all the naked people actually distract from what is a pretty funny movie.

Posted by: Snath at January 8, 2010 10:26 AM

The poolside dialogue made me laugh.

This isn't my kind of movie, but the trailer makes it look like a decent comedy.

As for Baruchel, well, at least he's actually dweeby-looking instead of being Hollywood's usual idea of dweeby-looking, which is really just handsome with bangs or a prosthetic nose or silly clothing.

Posted by: Jerce at January 8, 2010 10:30 AM

The fat guy was in the Capital One commercials with David Spade,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NCxndXjsWg

and I remember him screaming like a girl in some other commercial, and he was in the Get Smart movie which I don't thin kI will ever see.

Posted by: Kurt C at January 8, 2010 10:48 AM

So Alice Eve's dad is played by her real life dad...

Posted by: jim of the lower case at January 8, 2010 10:57 AM

This many poeple admit to liking Sex Drive? I'm embarassed to admit I even saw it. Although, I suppose I did laugh, mainly thanks to my love of Clark Duke. And my husband nearly peed over the donut dong. So, overall, worth a $3 rental I guess.

Posted by: Patty O'Green at January 8, 2010 11:01 AM

Doesn't the chubbier guy in Sex Drive sprout a giant black appendage while running through that cornfield for no reason in the unrated version? Oh Well, The movie gets a pass from me just because of the giant Mexican talking donut. Ooh! And the two fantastic pickup artists.

Posted by: Mikey Likes It at January 8, 2010 11:02 AM

MOODLE! DID YOU HEAR THAT? OH MY GOD, THAT WORD IS SO FUNNY! *stifles tired yawn* FUNNY WORDS MAKE ME LAUGH!

Man, my fiance' is going to want to see this. I'll go because I'm a pussy and I'll end up liking it, just like Criminal Minds, American Idol and The Bad Girls Club. And Transformers 2 (go fuck yourself).

Posted by: superasente at January 8, 2010 11:06 AM

This looks really bad. The girl is pretty cute though. Maybe this will be her 'breakout' role.

Posted by: becks at January 8, 2010 11:26 AM

So now I'm going to have "She's Like the Wind" stuck in my head all day, and think about Patrick Swayze, and be sad. Again.

Posted by: Todd at January 8, 2010 11:54 AM

From now on, anytime I'm thinking about moving to a new home, I will check out the community by catching some movies in a local theater and observing how the people react to trailers. At the most recent movie I saw, people were falling out of their seats laughing at the Cop Out and Hot Tub Time Machine trailers. I have never felt so alone.

Posted by: DeadBessie at January 8, 2010 12:33 PM

"I'll go because I'm a pussy and I'll end up liking it...

I'll probably do the same thing, superase... WAIT JUST A GODDAM MINUTE 0 ARE YOU DELIBERATELY CHOOSING TO LIKE OR DISLIKE THINGS IN ORDER TO BUCK TRENDS?! ARE YOU?! I SUSPECT, MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, YOUR DECISIO... Oops, caps lock - sorry. Like I was saying, I hope your decision isn't made before you bother to give the subject in question a resonab...

Eh, fuck it. I'll watch it too...

Posted by: Skitz at January 8, 2010 1:26 PM

Skitz, I love you. You're my favorite.

(psst -- it's really admin)

Posted by: superasente at January 8, 2010 3:32 PM

"oh i'm sorry are you a 'plane doctor'? no? then shut the hell up!"

wow... pure wit...

how this movie would go down in the real world:

"Ebay bidding for 'like new' iphone starting at $50.00"

Posted by: marcusarilius at January 8, 2010 6:06 PM

I was just discussing my crush on Jay Baruchel with someone.

To Jerce's point, Baruchel came up during a discussion on the dirty things I'd like to do to Zachary Levi, and someone was all "You're into nerds, aren't you?" and I was like "Well, yeah, but if you'll notice Chuck is actually a very good-looking guy, he just has kind of stupid hair." Hence, Baruchel.

Posted by: Mimi at January 8, 2010 11:12 PM

Another vote for liking Sex Drive. It was a fun time-waster, and gives the writer enough capital with me to look out for this.

Posted by: DD at January 9, 2010 1:37 PM

I recognized almost every actor but couldn't remember any names. This reminds me of a James McAvoy movie Starter for 10 that was much better. But it looks ok. Jay Baruchel needs more work! He was awesome in I'm Reed Fish.

Posted by: grace b at January 9, 2010 11:33 PM

Since no one pays attention to me anyway (and rightfully so), I will proudly admit here that the night that Patrick Swayze was put in the corner, my roommates and I immediately went to Cheeseburger in Paradise and sang "She's Like The Wind" at karaoke in tribute.

And since I've posted here, you can call the time of death on this thread. Night everyone!

Posted by: Mikey Likes It at January 10, 2010 3:50 AM