When a movie used the adjective bath in its title, it suggests that something usually gedurfds. Something fun too. Think about it: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (classic), Bad Taste (delicious horror), Bad Boys (brainless entertaining) and Bad Santa (morbid Christmas entertainment). Thus you would expect from a film called Bad Teacher still the same level of entertainment. Especially with Cameron Diaz in the title role. Indeed, you would expect.
Actually, it's Bad Teacher (director Jake Kasdan) all a bit wrong in the story. Diaz plays teacher Elizabeth Halsey. Although she stands for class, there is also about all. Ideally, they will not work, but enjoy the money from a rich man, who maintains her and - if possible - financially supports letting fitting a new set of breasts. Just when she thinks that man having found, he sees her and put her out the door. Halsey (mainly drinking, blowend, swearing and non-loving child goes through life) is forced to go back to the classroom to her former high school. Her goal: the rich substitute Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake) for themselves and win by all means gather money for a boob job. Meanwhile, the frumpy looks, but sympathetic Russell Gettis (Jason Segel in the only role he seems to be able to) her idea and seems overzealous Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch) to get wind of Halsey's nefarious plans.
Weakness
Billy Bob Thornton was in Bad Santa, with his surly glance and destructive appearance, the perfect lead for that film. And although the scope of Bad Teacher is very different, the main character has a lot of similarities. Elizabeth Halsey is indeed too shy, likes a drink and has a rich vocabulary of abuse. Big question then is why is chosen on earth for a handsome and colorful smiley face like Cameron Diaz. The American Clean can best acting and also takes no mud figure, but as a viewer worse you continuously to the improbability of her role. Or the childish priorities they set each in its own interest. If then also every neurotic is often zooms in on her feminine shapes - with depth (or height) point autowasscene a slow motion - it is clear that the authors do this quite a weakness to hide the mediocre story, similar to Megan Fox in Transformers 2.
Sweet Juicy Timberlake
Cameron Diaz is not the only screen filling. Justin Timberlake soon enters the scene and although the former teen idol has already proven not so unkind to acting, his character in this film downright annoying. First breaking sugary glaze and then again painfully hormonal. This paradox makes his Scott Delacorte a totally unbelievable presence. Jason Segel is still somewhat plums because he plays the same character as in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. That should be a point of criticism normally, but the fact that he has that role in the fingers, makes his rendition of PE teacher at least a little more amiable. Lucy Punch as hysterical teacher with anger issues in the beginning still funny, but will work towards the end of the nerves.
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If this motley annoying types was now further anticipate an original way to each other, then that might well work again funny. Unfortunately it seems that the director and the majority of the actors to have forgotten that this is a comedy. The jokes are really thin on the ground (or you have the silly appearance Phyllis "The Office" Smith appreciate good) and the biggest problem is that the characters one by one really to do with each other. This will result in you the viewer with no can or are willing and able to identify any person in the film. Diaz hope that she quickly falls by the wayside, Timberlake is killed to pay attention to, Punch wants you soon silenced and softy Segal you wish fervently that he is not engaged in the aforementioned group.
Is it just doom and gloom that the clock strikes? Not. Diaz is indeed a feast for the eye and when things threaten to fall into the fixed-pattern romcom and the nefarious teacher shows something of her humanity, then it will be again as enjoyable to watch. Yet it can not save the movie. The casting of Diaz and Timberlake is a missed opportunity and unsympathetic anti-chemistry that arises is simply not nice enough to captivate a long playing time.
Conclusion
Director Jake Kasdan makes the mistake of linking an incredible story to the wrong cast. With Cameron Diaz as foul-mouthed teacher he did not go along with the correct choice can sit. Unfortunately, it lacks the movie also want to compelling characters and enough humor to put it slip right. Very bad indeed.
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