My dad overheard me asking my sister if she wanted to see Miss March, “Like the Playboy centerfold?” “Yes Daddy,” I replied rolling my eyes. He gave me a puzzled look and was probably thinking “why does she want to see that movie?” Two words – Trevor and Zach (that’s three words, but ‘and’ doesn’t count!).
Miss March was written, directed by and stars Trevor Moore and Zach Cregger, also known as 2/5 of “The Whitest Kids U’Know”. As a big fan of “The Whitest Kids U’Know”, I was thrilled to see that Trevor and Zach were going to be on the big screen! I eagerly anticipated the release of the movie, and I invited two of my closest friends to come along with me.
Miss March is about a guy, Eugene (Zach Cregger) who is in a coma for four years and wakes up to discover that his supposedly virginal and devoted girlfriend, Cindi (Raquel Alessi) now lives in Los Angeles and is posing for Playboy. His best friend, Tucker (Trevor Moore) decides that they should drive cross-country to the Playboy mansion and confront Cindi to find out why she’s been neglecting Eugene all these years. Here we go again…another buddy road trip movie featuring gross-out gags, horny guys, and ridiculously outrageous scenarios which leave you shaking your head and thinking “only in the movies!”. But this movie was different; this movie had heart.
The devotion that Tucker showed for Eugene was endearing. Tucker would do anything for Eugene, from spending four years by his side to getting him out of his coma in an unusual, unconventional way.
In this day and age, where children lose their virginity before they can drive, Eugene’s insistence that he and Cindi “save themselves” until prom night was charming. It’s definitely not the norm where the guy wants to wait!
When Tucker met his longtime hero, Hugh Hefner, his reaction was priceless. Tucker had idolized Hef since he was a boy, and actually getting to meet him was wonderful. And once we discover the reason Cindi posed for Playboy and why she “abandoned” Eugene, we learn about devotion and compassion.
Will this movie win an Oscar? No. Will it make you cringe in disgust? Maybe. Will it make you laugh? Definitely!
Fans of “The Whitest Kids U’Know” will enjoy this movie for what it is – entertainment! I would have liked to see the rest of the WKUK in the movie, but since Trevor and Zach are my favorites, I was more than pleased with what I got. I giggled throughout pretty much the whole movie, and I heard more than a few chuckles from my friends as well. If you want to see a depraved comedy with heart, check out Miss March.
