Movie Review - 'Miss March'

Miss March Starring Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore Directed by Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore Rated R

The comedy troupe The Whitest Kids U’Know has been operating away from the mainstream for some time. The show that bears the group’s name airs on IFC, and like a lot of sketch comedy ensembles before them, an attempt has been made to bring their particular brand of humor to theaters. Various Saturday Night Live characters have hit the big screen - some more memorably than others - as have Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV and The Kids in the Hall. Success is not always automatic in these cases. The problem with this film is that Miss March shares almost none of the show’s peculiar sensibilities. There is no Abe Lincoln assassinated because he’s heckling performers at Ford Theatre. There is no Hitler the rap star. Miss March is just another road trip/sex romp flick. And what a shame that is. Honestly, if you replace the two stars, there's nothing in the situations or in the writing that would make it obvious that this movie is any way connected to The Whitest Kids U'Know. In the moments before he finally has sex on his prom night, Eugene (Zach Cregger) falls down a flight of stairs and winds up in a four-year-long coma. Back among the living, his friend Tucker (Trevor Moore) tells Eugene that the girl of his dreams is now a Playboy playmate; you can guess the month. It's an uninspired setup, really. A road trip movie should pass one test: Before the car hits the road, you whould want to make that same trip. And you'd really rather not in this case. After the uninspired setup, there’s the uninspired road trip, slightly inspired zany mishaps, and a climax at the Playboy Mansion. I'm no expert, but it's probably not the first time the words “climax” and “Playboy Mansion” have hinged on each other. There are a few funny scenes, but the same could be said of Road Trip or Sex Drive, which is actually a much funnier movie, on the whole. Why Cregger and Moore have made a formulaic comedy for their film debut makes very little sense. If people like Miss March, they probably won’t get The Whitest Kids U’Know. If they’re fans of the sketch comedy, this will seem completely foreign and boring to them. The best thing about Miss March is the terrific creation of the streetwise rapper played by Craig Robinson from The Office and the Judd Apatow movies. Too bad the whole movie isn’t about him.
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Comments

[Vince]

Shame, because WKUK is absolutely hilarious, and I saw (and really enjoyed) the red-band trailer, so I was hoping for the best here.

Still might go see it this weekend, but if not either Watchmen again or wait until I Love You Man next week.