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Avg. Critic Score: 42 out of 100 Mixed or average reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 Iffy for 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    Buoyed by the appealing Hart and Grenier. Read full review

  • 63
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Slight and sweet, not a great high school movie but kinda nice, with appealing performances by Hart and Grenier. Read full review

  • 58
    Entertainment Weekly | Owen Gleiberman

    Amusing in its very shallowness. Read full review

  • 50
    Boston Globe | Jay Carr

    Gets by on the watchability of its young stars. Read full review

  • 50
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Succeeds in its modest way because its stars, Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier, are pleasant to be around. Read full review

  • 50
    USA Today | Mike Clark

    A minimally tolerable excuse to splice one or two perfunctory scenes between song cues. Read full review

  • 50
    The New York Times | Lawrence Van Gelder

    When it comes to an ending, Drive Me Crazy offers no surprises, but it arrives there in amiable, sensible style. Read full review

  • 40
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    Enough to make any thinking person want to shoot a hole in the screen. Read full review

  • 40
    Los Angeles Times |

    Like the song, the movie is bouncy and catchy but disposable pop material. Read full review

  • 30
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    Sloppy and dull in equal measures. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 13+ Drunken teens in a story stretched way too thin.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that there is a good deal of drinking by teens in this movie. Both Nicole and Chase react to setbacks by getting drunk at parties. The kids' attitude seems to be that as long as they have a designated driver, there is no reason kids should not drink. Nicole is also betrayed by a friend, who tells Brian that he should be interested in her because she is willing to have sex with him. Later, Nicole insults her by calling her "easy." A drunken boy attempts to force his intentions on a girl, and, when she refuses, he is abusive and insulting. While there are other sexual references, the behavior of the kids is limited to some romantic kissing. One character arranges a real-life encounter with a cyber-date.
  • Families can talk about the issue of cliques and snobbery in school, the importance of feeling liked for what one considers most important about oneself, the dangers of trying to manipulate others, and the difficulty of living with a single parent. One character arranges a real-life encounter with a cyber-date -- is this ever ok and what dangers exist in meeting an online contact in person?
What to watch for
  • violence false2 Violence: A brief fight in which a boy's head is slammed against a car.
  • sex false2 Sex: Some references.
  • language false3 Language: The usual PG-13 words, typical of high school.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: A lot of drinking by teens with some throwing up; brief drug use.
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