The Virginity Hit

“Strangers don’t kill strangers; strangers give each other blow jobs.” Or at least, that’s Matt’s (Matt Bennett) mantra as he convinces himself to go meet a random stranger for sex.

The Virginity Hit stars four best friends who made a pact to lose their virginity before high school ends. It’s senior year, and only Matt remains a virgin. When his girlfriend of two years, Nicole (Nicole Weaver), cheats on him, Matt and his friends take on porn stars, alligators and an army enlistment to get Matt laid.

Produced by Will Ferrell, The Virginity Hit wastes no time before diving into the gags. The one-camera home-video style creates a familiar intimacy with the main characters, even if cinematographer Luke Geissbuhler relies too much on shakes and quick cutaways to cover up an uninspired plot. Of a cast of feature-film newcomers, fat sidekick Zack’s (Zack Pearlman) running commentary is the clear gem and most memorable performance.

There are too many tangentially serious issues to call The Virginity Hit a true comedy, and here is where it ultimately falls short. For example, when a sex prospect demands that Matt own a $1,795 Ralph Lauren Black Label suit before she will consent to the deed, he discovers that his college fund was emptied out by his estranged drug-addict father. The story straddles comedy and drama, landing in an in-between zone that keeps it from satisfying audiences.

Although The Virginity Hit is worth a late-night rental for more than a few laugh-out-loud moments—and the audience’s “first-time” discussion that is sure to follow—there are too many uncomfortable over-steps to make it a comedy classic.