Bad Teacher (2011)
Director: Jake Kasdan
Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake
IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284575/
I watched this film in a haze when I was too lazy to turn over the channel. It was pretty much exactly what I was expecting, probably a little worse.
It's pretty hard to enjoy a film especially a comedy film, when you absolutely despise a main character. I mean, not in the way the film wants you to where you still find them funny. I mean in a way that makes it pretty painful to sit through it and this is the character that Cameron Diaz plays. Someone who isn't funny and is just pretty offensive.
Now like I said, this may be the point of the character but a film is supposed to have at least some arc with a character like that, give them something of a redemption. Bad Teacher does not. Cameron Diazs character is continually rewarded and never really changes by the end of the film. Also, characters who do appear to be doing the right thing are painted as the "bad guy." Just because it's a comedy film doesn't excuse it from not having any semblance of character development.The only person who plays someone who has any resemblance to an actual human being is Segel and it's no surprise he gets all 3 of the slight laughs.
Overall, muster up enough energy to change the channel if it comes on.
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