An easily missable comedy within the raunchy teen sex genre, "Miss March" is comparable to a good National Lampoons movie or a slightly-above-average R-rated film. The premise is that a young man named Eugene lives a straight and narrow life during the sexual roller coaster that is high school; he waits to lose his virginity to his long-time girlfriend Cindi. During that special night, Eugene falls down a set of stairs and into a coma. He is lost in a comatose state for several years until he miraculously awakens with the help of his not-so-bright friend, Tucker. When Eugene learns that the good girl Cindi is now a Playboy bunny, he resolves to travel to the Playboy Mansion and seek an explanation for her absence. Comedy hijinks ensue as Eugene and Tucker must avoid blood-thirsty firemen, request the help of a hardcore rapper named HorseD*ck.mpg, and Tucker must relearn to use his atrophied legs.
An interesting side note to "Miss March" is that Zach Creggor and Trevor Moore, who play Eugene and Tucker, respectively, are also co-writers and directors on the film. As a compliment to them, there are plenty of direct to DVD titles in the same genre much worse than this picture. Actually, Creggor and Moore have good on-screen camaraderie and much of their humor, while occasionally distasteful, is effective and worthy of a few laughs. Craig Robinson as the foulmouthed rapper, is a commanding presence in the film but he manages not to overshadow the film's leads. He can be entertaining but Robinson is stuck with a one-note character this time, nowhere near as interesting as the effeminate hitman in “Pineapple Express.” The love interest, Cindi, while portrayed as equal parts sweet and scintillating, does not create a memorable character comparable to Eugene and Tucker.
The major problem with the picture is the ending at the Playboy Mansion. Once the characters get where their going, the movie loses its originality and identity. The characters also lose their charm as their hyper personalities go much too far and actually become unlikeable. Tucker, specifically, loses his charisma which kept his vulgar remarks from being too offensive earlier. Even the chemistry initially felt between Eugene and Cindi at the beginning of the film is entirely vacant by the end. Perhaps more experience in show business will allow these young men to create stronger endings, an essential in movie-making.
Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.
