SYNOPSIS: MISS MARCH tells the story of a young man (Zach Cregger, THE WHITEST KIDS U’ KNOW) who awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart (Raquel Alessi) has since become a naked centerfold in PLAYBOY MAGAZINE. He and his sex-crazed best friend (Trevor Moore, THE WHITEST KIDS U’ KNOW) decide to take a cross- country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine’s legendary headquarters and win back the girl.

REVIEW: “Yuck! Gross! Oh man, that was nasty!” That isn’t a quote from the movie, it’s a quote from lil’ ol’ me. Yeap, it’s that kind of movie. There were a few pretty good gross-out moments, plenty of juvenile humor, testosterone-filled scenarios, stupidity, and hot women. Put it all together and it was a least a little fun. But as far as movies of this category, this one falls at about average; not bad but not great either. I was fortunate to have my brother in town and accompany me to this screening. If you have read my other reviews then you might know of my brother’s condition of not being able to breath due to strong laughter. Well, there were a couple of moments when he couldn’t breathe, so as far as my brother goes, this was a really funny movie. So it can’t be that bad, right? I would summarize it best as some weak, lame scenes intertwined with some potentially classic comedic moments that kept you tuned in. Considering the lack of star power, the performances were not too bad. You might recognize some of them but there aren’t any really big names, except for Mr. Hefner of course. The interesting thing though is that Trevor Moore, who plays Tucker Cleigh, reminded me of a young Jim Carrey, kinda sorta, and Zach Cregger, who plays Eugene Bell, reminded me of a young Ryan Reynolds, kinda sorta. They both did pretty well in their lead roles. Raquel Alessi plays Cindi Whitehall, Eugene’s girlfriend, and she is the main hotness factor of the movie. Craig Robinson does deliver and yet another sharp supporting performance and you’ve got to check out his character’s nickname (I’d rather not list it here so as not to offend).

The film starts out as another typical story. Two childhood best buddies who develop their sexual interests at an early age; one is crazed, one is reserved. The story jumps quickly to high school with the pervert having no luck with girls at all and the other one having a girlfriend with whom he has reached a mutual agreement to remain celibate. But then comes prom night and the question arises . . . sex or celibacy? This is where the movie takes an interesting turn but then lands right back into a typical backdrop by the mission of reaching and entering the Playboy Mansion. Generally speaking, the characters are quite typical as well. There is nothing extraordinarily special or unique about any of them. The script, like the movie, has its childish, silly moments along with some fresh, funny zingers that will make you laugh hard. But wait a tick, even though the cake is not that great, the icing is really special. The icing of this cake is that those lead actors, Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, not only wrote the screenplay but also directed this, their first major motion picture. Hey, not bad for some twenty-something year olds. So if you like this typical type of movie, you can give it a shot.

Review By Cine Marcos 
cinemarcos@smartcine.com

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