In Drive Me Crazy, Grenier and Melissa Joan Hart (in her first star vehicle) play high schoolers from opposite cliques who agree to date in order to make their respective dream mates jealous. Chase (Grenier), a moody rebel, pretends to be part of the straight set so that he can convincingly go out with Nicole (Hart), a perky achiever. Suddenly, he's cheering at basketball games, buying a Gap leather jacket, and singing along to the most unctuous band of the '80s, REO Speedwagon.
''Drive Me Crazy'' depicts high school as a shockingly superficial series of fashion choices. The movie doesn't seem to understand that a guy like Chase would be profoundly embarrassed to be making over his entire personality. At times, though, the film is amusing in its very shallowness. When the characters' differences melt away, their romantic union is underscored by an all-girl punk band playing... REO Speedwagon. That's either a triumph of hubris or the most ungainly sellout ever imagined.
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