Friday October 14, 2011

Bad Teacher- A dumb guilty pleasure type film, it will make you laugh, but it won't blow your mind. The premise is the combination of bad santa except with a teacher, and it plays off in a more tame way. Cameron Diaz is funny and wild in her rude and selfish attitude, with Justin Timberlake playing the exact opposite of Diaz, and Jason Segal not really trying to do anything at all and just floating along with the tide of the film. I enjoyed certain moments more than others, and whenever the film turned to gross out comedy, it lost my attention, but there are some genuine moments, and those are the ones that made this film worth the viewing. It also didn't make teaching seem like a good profession, with all of the characters coming across stupid, lazy, or weird. Also, it was nice to see Eric Stonestreet (Cameron of 'Modern Family') playing against his MF character type (though that might not be true, since there are a lot of muscle pictures on the wall of his apartment). It's a rental film. So see it if you want a feel good time.



- Jeff Bassin