Miss March
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- After four years in a coma, Eugene Pratt is going to be reunited with his high school sweetheart...on pages 95-97
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Synopsis
A young man awakens from a four-year coma to hear that his once virginal high-school sweetheart has since become a centerfold in one of the world's most famous men's magazines. He and his sex-crazed best friend decide to take a cross-country road trip in order to crash a party at the magazine's legendary mansion headquarters and win back the girl.
Review
Written, directed, and starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, Miss March is a zany, and somewhat gross-out-natured comedy in the style of films such as Road Trip, and American Pie. Cregger plays Eugene, a guy who was waiting for the right girl, and just when he was ready to finally lose his verginity he knocks himself into a coma. When he awakes, the girl of his dreams has become a Playboy centerfold. His best friend (of sorts), Tucker Cleigh (Moore), drags him from the hospital to head across America to get to the playboy mansion and find her. Along the way they find themselves hunted by crazed firemen, gangta rappers, and Tucker's furious girlfriend.
The film does exactly what it sets out to do, provide cheap laughs and gross out gags a plenty. Quite a few of these miss the mark, but those that do hit invoke laugh-out-loud moments that make the experience worthwhile. Despite all his flaws, there is something charmingly simple (or simply charming) about the character of Tucker Cleigh. His occasional lack of grasp on morals, ethics, or even reality make for some of the most amusing moments. In addition to Cleigh, the role of Horsedick.mpeg, the wannabe rapper, provides a few chuckles along the way.
All in all, this is an average comedy which works occasionally, but not to any degree of originality or brilliance. It passes the time well enough, but will not leave any lasting impression.
Trivia
- In the early scene at the "Abstinence Now" seminar, some of Raquel Alessi's (Cindi Whitehall's) lines were dubbed over for the movie's final release. Originally, the story she told on stage prominently featured the word "retard", referring to a baby that was born to an illegitimate mother who smoked. Due to concerns over bad press, the word was changed to "crackhead".
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