Weekly Roundup - Opening 10/17

Just like last week, there's not a whole lot of great movies coming out this Friday. I don't want to be too negative, but the basic rundown goes something like this: souless action (Max Payne), after school special (The Secret Life of Bees), 80's ripoff (Sex Drive), and complete mess (What Just Happened?). That's not too negative, right?

Weekend Suggestion:

I'd say that W. looks to be the best option for this weekend. Not because it looks like a great movie, but because it should be entertaining to watch how Oliver Stone and Josh Brolin portray the soon-to-be Ex-President.

Sex Drive

Movie Info

Directed by: Sean Anders (Never Been Thawed)
Written by: Andy Behrens (book), Sean Anders & John Morris (screenplay)
Starring: Josh Zuckerman (Austin Powers in Goldmember, Surviving Christmas), Seth Green (Austin Powers, Robot Chicken), James Marsden (X-men, 27 Dresses)
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R - for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, language, some drug and alcohol use - all involving teens
Runtime: 109 minutes

Reviews

RottenTomatoes Score: 52% Fresh
MetaCritic Score: 49/100
IMDB Rating: N/A
My Response: I liked this movie better when it was called The Sure Thing and it starred John Cusack. You can never go wrong with Cusack. Never. Anyway, Sex Drive looks to use a pretty simple formula (horney teenager looking to get lucky + everything goes wrong = funny), and seeing as it stars a few unknowns (Seth Green and James Marsden play minor roles), it will most likely be best viewed on TV during a night when you can't fall asleep.

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