Miss March (R, 2009)

common sense media says

Road trip raunchfest is ridiculously awful.


parents & educators say
  • 100% say sexual content is an issue
  • 50% say there are positive messages

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this is a review of the rated R version that was in theaters, not the unrated version available on DVD. Although this raunchy buddy comedy may appeal to younger teens and perhaps some mature tweens used to ribald humor, there's no question that this movie is a hard R when it comes to language and sex. Virtually every other word is a profanity ("f--k" and then some), and the majority of jokes are sexual, scatological, or derogatory. There's also underage drinking, as well as adults who drink and smoke (a pipe and a joint). Consumerism boils down to a movie-long focus on Playboy (the magazine, Hugh Hefner, the bunnies and parties, and the monthly centerfolds), and violence, while played for laughs, includes both pratfall-type injuries and beatings.

Positive messages: High-school students make questionable choices, like drinking to excess. Characters make fun of epileptics and firefighters, call situations and people "retarded," and act in an immature, sex-obsessed manner. Abstinence is mocked and dismissed. Women are depicted as sexual objects of lust. Lesbians are portrayed as merely sexy "girl on girl" playthings. Hip-hop music is caricatured.
Violence: Ranges from accidental injuries -- a character falls down a flight of stairs, hits his head and ends up in a coma; a woman bites down on a man's genitals during an epileptic seizure; a half-naked woman falls out of a tour bus' open window -- to premeditated acts: Characters are beaten, stabbed with a fork, and followed by firefighters, who are portrayed as crazy and vengeful. A few characters sport bloody bruises and scars. It may be also disturbing for some audiences to see the "evidence" of a character's fecal incontinence on at least three occasions.
Sex: From the opening scene, sexuality permeates the film. Many shots of a character looking at Playboy and other pornographic magazines. Sex is discussed constantly -- whether the topic is abstinence, losing virginity, or being promiscuous. There are topless women in a couple of scenes, as well as relatively graphic depictions of heterosexual and lesbian sex. Jokes about semen, penises (or "dicks," as they're referred to in the movie), "girl-on-girl action," and oral sex are ubiquitous. In one scene, a man is shown full frontal, but he's missing part of his genitalia.
Language: Strong language is used in nearly every scene, with "f--k," "motherf----r," "dick," and "bitch" being said most often, along with "a--hole" and "c--k." The word "retarded" is used an alarmingly high number of times, as well scatological words like "s--t," "turd," "poop," etc. Songs with lyrics like "f--k the white girls" or "suck my d--k while I f--k you in the ass" are played a few times (the singer is a character in the film).
Consumerism: The film plays like a 90-minute infomercial for Playboy magazine and Hugh Hefner. Jack Daniels is also visible in one scene.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: High-school students are shown drinking and smoking at an after-prom party. Adults also drink to excess and smoke both a pipe and marijuana.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
  • Families can talk about how the movie handles sexuality. Although it touches on the merits of abstinence and the possible pitfalls of promiscuity, what is the movie's ultimate take-away message about sex?
  • Also, is the explicit scatological and sexual humor funny or offensive? Why are some people offended by what others find funny?
  • And do you think hip-hop music is as overtly sexual and misogynistic as the songs/singer featured in the movie?

What's the story?

What's the story?
High-school sweethearts Eugene (Zach Cregger) and Cindi (Raquel Alessi) are chaste advocates of abstinence, even after two and a half years of dating -- until, after the prom, they chuck their plan and decide to have sex. But Eugene gets plastered in preparation and winds up falling head-first down a flight of stairs instead. After four years in a coma, Eugene's awoken by his libidinous best friend Tucker (Trevor Moore) and informed that his former sweetie is now a Playboy bunny. The two plan a cross-country road trip to Hollywood, where they hope to crash the Playboy Mansion's annual anniversary party and find Cindi. Along the way, they must survive encounters with vengeful firefighters, Tucker's angry girlfriend, and an old friend who's now a pimped out hip-hop artist.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

There's a time-honored place -- especially among adolescents -- for R-rated comedies. Some, like the recent offerings of Judd Apatow and his proteges, are worth seeing more than once. MISS MARCH, which was written and directed by its stars Cregger and Moore, isn't even worth seeing a first time. From its disgusting shots of feces spreading under Eugene's hospital gown to its base, juvenile depictions of relationships, lesbianism, epileptics, and firefighters, it's just gross.

Hefner, who appears as himself in a lengthy cameo, is the most robust character in the entire raunchfest, which seems more like a lustful 13-year-old boy's daydream than a script greenlit by grown Hollywood executives. Apparently the lesson is that "there's a bunny in every woman" no matter how unlikely they are to become Playboy centerfolds. But that throwaway line is lost amid 90 minutes of crappy (literally) and misogynistic jokes. At least the bunnies come across as the salt of the earth: Playmate of the Year 2007 Sara Jean Underwood cares about puppies!

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: Fox Atomic
Director: Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger
Cast: Raquel Alessi, Trevor Moore, Zach Cregger
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: March 13, 2009
DVD release: July 28, 2009
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA explanation: strong crude and sexual content, nudity, pervasive language and some drug use
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This review was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
 
 

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What parents & educators say

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Based on 4 parent & educator reviews:
  • 100% say sexual content is an issue
  • 50% say there are positive messages
  • 50% say language is an issue

Most useful reviews by all members

ChrizCaribbean
teen, 16 years old
 
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
Whatever I'm gonna sneak in with friends

PTV
teen, 14 years old
 
wow very inappropriate

thecooldude1
teen, 16 years old
 
NOT FOR ANY KIDS OR TEENS!
to much nudity and sex things not for anybody under 18

peanutbuttergurl6
teen, 17 years old
 
miss march
okay, the movie was friggen hillarious but...not for kids. why? the playbo mansion. lesbians having sex in the car. a lot of nudidty. and very innapropirate song lyrics. not to mention some preference to drugs. what does this all mean?... it means that all this crap is what makes the movie funny. do not i reapeat DO NOT make you little kids watch.

hiyaaaa
teen, 16 years old
 
hate it. nudity is too much,language is bad, at first girl talks about abstinence but then wants to have sex. it's like everything they do is about sex.

joelwilson123
parent of 18 year old
 
lot of porn

 
Actually insanely funny
I read all the reviews for this movie and was very skepticle about bying it but i finally got over it and got it. I have to say as stupid and rediculous as it was it actually was FAR better than i thought it would be

JJT
adult
 
perfect for any age
awesome

 
The guiltiest pleasure - NEVER WATCH THIS
Basically, the review sums it up. I loved it, but you should never watch this. Ever. If you want to see a movie about the Playboy mansion, rent The House Bunny. That has skimpy outfits, some mentions of the word "boobs", and little talk about sex, but that's it.


kid, 12 years old
 
it's great
to never watch with a kid or a teen.


teen, 14 years old
 
it's great
to never watch with a kid or a teen.


kid, 11 years old
 
it's great
to never watch with a kid or a teen.

hockeydude777
kid, 13 years old
 
HILARIOUS!!!! but definately NOT for kids!!!

Sanjay407
kid, 13 years old
 
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