When going to see a comedy, you expect it to be funny, right? You’d think, if anything, you will be in fits of laughter? You may have those expectations with “Miss March,” but you will leave more than disappointed.
After waking up from a four-year coma, virgin Eugene (Zach Cregger, “College”) discovers his “wholesome” girlfriend has transformed into a Playboy bunny. With only his best friend Tucker (Trevor Moore, “Marathon”) by his side, the boys take a journey to the Playboy Mansion. While attempting to escape a crazy girlfriend and, thanks to her, many angry firemen, the two men set off to track down Eugene’s girlfriend and to steal her away from her new world of promiscuity.
You would think, despite the terrible plotline, there would be countless opportunities to incorporate humor. Yes, the audience does witness some fairly funny scenes, but as a whole, this movie was not humorous. Attempted comedy, yes. Actual comedy? Not by a long shot. Take a stupid-funny movie like “Dumb and Dumber,” subtract the funny, add bunny ears, and “Miss March” is what you are left with.
“Miss March” is enjoyable for boys who enjoy action-based humor since it lies mostly in the plotline. Tucker, who is the epitome of a dumb and horny 22-year-old, is supposed to catch the audience off-guard and make them laugh the most with his ridiculous ideas and actions. However, Cregger displays better comedic chops in delivering his lines — but only slightly. The combination of the acting, plot and writing is what makes this movie silly and to put it plainly, juvenile.
And for a movie focusing on the journey taken by two friends, there is nothing special about the connection between the two main actors on screen. Together, they are definitely no dynamic duo like Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in “Wedding Crashers” or Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott in “Role Models.” Their presence on screen does not grab and hold your attention, and there is no appeal in their chemistry, if there even is chemistry between them to begin with. This is just one of many reasons this movie just did not work.
The lack of a strong connection between Cregger and Moore is especially surprising since they wrote the screenplay and directed the movie, along with other productions, such as “The Whitest Kid U Know” and “Uncle Morty’s Dub Shack.”
The only widely recognizable figure in this film is Hugh Hefner. Along with his appearance in “The House Bunny,” it is fairly safe to say that either Hefner is trying to get more publicity by going in a new direction with film productions and television (he also made a guest appearance on an episode of “Entourage”) or people are becoming more infatuated with him and the “bunny” lifestyle. Or the rumors are true, and he needs money. Take your pick.
Overall, “Miss March” is unpredictable. It is difficult to envision what comes next in the boys’ crazy adventure, and what ends up occurring is extensively unexpected. But just be warned: Unpredictability isn’t always mean funny.
1 star out of 5.
