Raunchy "Miss March" is surprisingly hilarious

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Contrary to what trailers might suggest, "Miss March," the newest film from the creators of the popular sketch comedy show "The Whitest Kids U Know," is not a romantic comedy.

In reality, this film completely avoids the romantic comedy label and comes across as a hilariously raunchy odyssey comedy following the time-tested formulas of flicks like "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" and "Pineapple Express."

Written and directed by Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore, "Miss March" is a new breed of gross-out comedy that pokes fun at everything from hip hop culture to muscular atrophy.

Throwing political correctness to the wind, Cregger and Moore take a group of heavily stereotyped characters on an uproariously funny albeit linear journey that keeps its moral undertones of loyalty and love intact despite its many sophomoric circumstances.

The brainchild of a far-fetched adolescent fantasy, this film follows an unlikely duo from their innocent beginnings as childhood buddies to their unbelievable expedition to the Playboy Mansion.

A stereotypical conservative-minded teenager, Eugene Bell (Zach Cregger) preaches abstinence to his boneheaded buddy Tucker and the children at the local middle school.

After two years with his faithful girlfriend, Cindi, Eugene is coerced into putting his principles on hold and giving up his virginity to save his rocky relationship.

Nervous and anxious, Eugene takes the advice of his bacchanalian buddy Tucker and decides that he might as well knock back a few shots of liquor to get his wits about him. Instead of gaining confidence, Eugene tumbles head-first down a flight of stairs and goes into a coma.

Four years later, thanks to a knock on the noggin courtesy of Tucker, Eugene awakes to find his cherished girlfriend is the newest Playmate of the Month.

Believing everyone but Tucker has abandoned him, Eugene agrees to take part in his best friend's hairbrained scheme to crash a party at the Playboy Mansion. Eugene's quest for answers takes him from a rapper's party bus all the way to the Playboy Mansion and everywhere in-between.

Tucker's unflinching stupidity is absolutely unpredictable and utterly hilarious. Whether explaining the finer points of Playboy etiquette or running for his life from his crazed girlfriend and her insane posse of bloodthirsty firefighters, Tucker is an impulsive and volatile catalyst for side-splitting comedy.

The combination of a cast of wacky characters and off-the-wall circumstances makes "Miss March" a surprisingly hilarious piece of lewd, crude comedy that is a must see for fans of the adventure comedy genre.

The opinions expressed are solely the writer's. Devin Heller is a first-year student at Purdue University Calumet. Reach him at mdevinheller@yahoo.com.

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