Drive Me Crazy
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: October 1, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
42
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
13
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
65
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
The appealing cast makes the most of the derivative story.
60
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
Actually quite agreeable, but only because of a group of actors who are able to salvage the paper-thin material. Read full review
60
Film.comTom Keogh
Doesn't go the distance in either story or style, unwilling to liberate itself from real or presumed expectations about what it takes to sell a movie featuring teenagers. Read full review
63
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger 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 WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Amusing in its very shallowness. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Succeeds in its modest way because its stars, Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier, are pleasant to be around. Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Isn't a movie as much as it is a feature-length screen test. Read full review
75
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Buoyed by the appealing Hart and Grenier.
30
VarietyRobert Koehler
Sloppy and dull in equal measures. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobin Rauzi
Like the song, the movie is bouncy and catchy but disposable pop material. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
An innocuous teen film.
50
Miami HeraldPhoebe Flowers
That it manages a certain air of likability is due solely to the considerable charms of Grenier.
50
New York PostJonathan Foreman
Recycles the teen romantic comedies of the last few years...and it's easily the worst of the lot.
60
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
Impressively nuanced. Read full review
20
Austin ChronicleSarah Hepola
The goal of Drive Me Crazy is simple: to sell tickets by selling fantasy. Read full review
50
The New York TimesLawrence 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 PostDesson Thomson
Enough to make any thinking person want to shoot a hole in the screen. Read full review
30
TNT RoughCutChristopher Brandon
A poor excuse to put out a soundtrack of teen pop songs.
50
USA TodayMike Clark
A minimally tolerable excuse to splice one or two perfunctory scenes between song cues.
75
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
An impressively competent "how will male teen star get with female teen star at high school dance?" romance. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Gets by on the watchability of its young stars. Read full review
30
L.A. WeeklyPaul Cullum
Nothing in this craven exercise... will register in the memory for longer than the walk back to the car. Read full review
16
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
So badly plotted and written that it rarely makes much sense, even with the elementary story line. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Smarter and more engaging than it has to be. Read full review
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