Some teachers just don't give an F. For example there's Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She's foul-mouthed ruthless and inappropriate. She drinks she gets high and she can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiance she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich handsome subsititute (Justin Timberlake) - competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague Amy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting of the advances of a sarcastic irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel) the consequences of her... wild and outrageous schemes give her students her coworkers and even herself an education like no other. [show more]
Cameron Diaz is on fine form as a gold digging, pot-smoking harlot whose teaching career comes a distant second to almost everything else, in director Jake Kasdan's mildly amusing but formulaic comedy. Now this is the kind of movie that can't resist going for every cheap laugh and seems to aim low on principle, that said, there are laughs to be had and an eccentric ensemble cast gives Diaz's coarse ladette some room for manoeuvre: There's her annoyingly upbeat nemesis Lucy Punch, strange science teacher and potential boyfriend / benefactor Justin Timberlake, out of shape but down to earth gym teacher Jason Segel, mild mannered Phyllis Smith and Dolphin loving principal John Michael Higgins.
Inoffensively average fluff, most of 'Bad Teacher's' juvenile humour comes from Diaz swearing or being inappropriate; whether its saving up for breast implants or going through the term by putting on education themed movies for the class whilst sleeping at her desk: "Next up is 'School Ties': Brendan Fraser plays a Jew. Classic". Its morals are in the gutter of course, but then again; one would hope that viewers aren't looking to Hollywood for moral guidance. Cameron Diaz is a good actress, and personally, I'd like to see her do more dramatic roles like her excellent, underrated performances in 'The Box' or 'Gangs of New York'. So if you only see one American comedy this year, make it 'Horrible Bosses'. But if you're a Diaz fan and not averse to watching a movie where entire scenes are built around nothing more than a torrent of expletives, you could do worse than 'Bad Teacher': Better than being in detention, but only just.
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Some teachers just don't give an F. For example, there's Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz). She's foul-mouthed, ruthless, and inappropriate. She drinks, she gets high, and she can't wait to marry her meal ticket and get out of her bogus day job. When she's dumped by her fiance, she sets her plan in motion to win over a rich, handsome subsititute (Justin Timberlake) - competing for his affections with an overly energetic colleague, Amy (Lucy Punch). When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting of the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel), the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers, and even herself an education like no other. Actors Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Lucy Punch, Justin Timberlake, Eric Stonestreet, Alanna Ubach, Thomas Lennon, Molly Shannon, John Michael Higgins, Noah Munck, Phyllis Smith & Kathryn Newton Director Jake Kasdan Certificate 15 years and over Year 2011 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 32 minutes (approx)
Comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake. After being dumped by her sugar daddy, tough-talking bad girl Elizabeth Halsey (Diaz) reluctantly returns to her former job as a middle school teacher. Back in the staff room she has soon set her sights on a hot new substitute teacher (Timberlake), who also just happens to be heir to a large watch fortune. Unfortunately, there is just one small obstacle standing in Elizabeth's way: his butter-wouldn't-melt girlfriend, Amy (Lucy Punch).
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