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Before Adrian Grenier ever had an entourage and before Melissa Joan Hart disappeared off the face of the earth, both starred in a little movie called “Drive Me youth.” That’s about as thoroughly pre-millennial as high school stereotypes come. The result is a good dose of some welcome nostalgia for life before Facebook and the iPhone.

Reminiscing aside, there’s a lot about “Drive Me Crazy” that just doesn’t quite work. For instance, Nicole’s estranged father just happens to be a freelance hot air ballooner, a fact that is established at length and never brought up again. Her best frenemy, Alicia, has an annoying little habit of speaking only in the form of newspaper headlines. There’s also the question of the plot itself, in which Nicole desperately wants to get asked to prom by Brad and tries to reach this goal by dating another boy.

Yet in the midst of this confusion, “Drive Me Crazy” does offer a good amount of laughter, or at least some chuckles and an appreciative smirk. There are a few oddly irreverent moments sprinkled in among all the clichés, and their spontaneity perhaps only amplifies the humor.

“Drive Me Crazy” is far from perfect, but its concentration of ‘90s pop culture and lighthearted humor make it surprisingly hard to dislike. Watch it and be reminded of the weird decade you grew up in.