Raunchy road trip

Frustrated that his 14-year-old younger brother has more success with girls, Ian Lafferty (Josh Zuckerman) joins forces with buddy Lance (Clark Duke) to drive the 500 miles separating Chicago from Knoxville, home to his internet fantasy, Ms Tasty (Katrina Bowden).

Best friend Felicia (Amanda Crew) tags along for the exhausting eight-hour ride, which turns into three hellish days as the trio falls victim to outrageous misfortune.

With Ian's numbskull older brother, Rex (James Marsden), on their trail, intent on reclaiming his 'borrowed' Pontiac GTO, the trio races against the clock to find Ms Tasty with assistance from Amish mechanic Ezekiel (Seth Green).

Sex Drive is a filthy-minded, teen comedy baked to a similar recipe as American Pie. The central odyssey of randy indiscretions and male bonding takes all of the usual twists and turns, right down to the inclusion of the virgin's longtime female best friend, who turns out to be his perfect match.

Writer-director Sean Anders spikes the tried and tested formula with a homophobic older brother, helpful members of the Amish community and some trigger-happy cops.

There's no obvious method to his madness, but he conjures some decent if obvious laughs.

Zuckerman and Duke are appealing accomplices in mayhem, the former playing the exasperated straight man, who thinks he has struck lucky with a blonde cheerleader (Caley Hayes), only to realise she is a poster girl for abstinence.

The latter smarms and charms as the libidinous wingman, who eventually loses his heart to an Amish lovely (Alice Greczyn). Marsden overacts wildly as the bully, who doth protest too much. The DVD and Blu-ray both include the theatrical version of the film and the extended Ruder, Cruder, Nuder version.

Mirrors (Tormented Cut) (18, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, DVD rental and retail £19.99/Blu-ray £24.99)

Former NYPD detective Ben Carson (Kiefer Sutherland) takes up temporary residence on his sister's couch, separated from his beautiful wife Amy (Paula Patton) and children Michael (Cameron Boyce) and Daisy (Erica Gluck) after he is involved in the fatal shooting of an undercover colleague.

Seeking absolution in alcohol, Ben begins the slow and painful road to recovery, which includes a menial job as a night security guard at the deserted Mayflower department store.

The building famously burnt down five years ago with dozens of customers trapped inside its ornate, mirrored halls and corridors.

During his nocturnal patrols of the building, Ben experiences horrific visions of the fire in the mirrors. As the hallucinations intensify, Ben learns that the mirrors need him to carry out their despicable plan.

Mirrors teeters permanently on the brink of farce as characters compound one stupid decision with another.

Unintentional comedy breaks up the tedium but not enough to warrant sitting through Alexandre Aja's ridiculous horror yarn.

Sutherland can't escape his gun-toting Jack Bauer persona from the hit TV series 24, but he deserves credit for delivering his lines with a straight face.

Patton's hilariously wooden performance almost causes us to cheer when the evil spirits compel Amy to do herself a mischief in the bathtub. Her transformation from despairing cynic to fervent believer in her husband is accomplished in record time.

The preposterous set-up is nothing compared to the histrionics of the all-action finale, when demonic possession and a reflection-shy nun (Mary Beth Peil) are flung into the already turgid mix.

Damon Smith