Bad Teacher: Blu Ray Review
Bad Teacher
Rating: R16
Released by Sony home Ent
You'd think a raunchy comedy involving Cameron Diaz as an
apathetic, pot smoking, drinking and uncaring teacher would be a
natural sequel to Billy Bob Thornton's Bad Santa.
But I'm sorry to say this film is probably about as far away from
that as you can get.
Diaz plays Elizabeth Halsey, a just retired teacher at a school,
who's dumped by her fiancee after she's accused of gold digging by
her would be mom-in-law. So facing a lack of cash and determined to
get $10,000 for a boob job so she can net a sugar daddy, Halsey
heads back to middle school and tries to cruise by and simply earn
the cash she needs for surgery.
When Justin Timberlake's Scott Delacorte starts up as a supply
teacher alongside Elizabeth, she senses he's got a bit of cash to
splash and an inheritance to dig her claws into.
Throw into the mix Jason Segel's gym teacher, Russell who's got a
crush on Halsey and it's a case of problems ahoy in the
classroom.
Vulgar and crude can work - and in some parts of this film, it is
laugh out loud funny as the foulest things come out of sweet
looking Cameron Diaz's mouth - but there's little else on show in
this "comedy" which exploits Diaz's sleazy looks and body for
"laughs". (There's even a scene with Diaz wearing very short shorts
and hosing herself down at a charity car wash while a rock song
plays loudly in the background.)
Don't get me wrong, this has its moments and Segal, Diaz and
Timberlake get by on the screen but the laughs in this flat comedy
are few and far between - sure, there are some great one liners
which cause mirth but it's not enough to get you through the film
without it feeling like it's sagging. Diaz works as hard as she can
but she can't save it
Extras: More raunchy footage, deleted scenes, gag reels,
outtakes
Rating: 5/10
