A strong & positive message at the end

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2011)

A lot or reviewers dislike this film for its surly incivility, and I think they do have a valid point of view. Cameron's character is reprehensible throughout the majority of the film, and the humor is often crass. Regardless, I think there are some fantastic scenes of humor. For example, the car wash scene in which Cameron sports a Daisy Duke outfit is hilarious: The distracted cop hitting cars, the acne-faced boy pleasuring himself, the fathers drooling over her. It is shamelessly shallow to be sure, but the scene is a great play on undeniable realities.
I think the average reviewer is so overwhelmed by the dark side of Cameron's character that they fail to fully appreciate her transformation. Despite all of her deplorable behavior, Cameron's character discovers the value of helping kids. She reaches out to a girl regarding her parents' overly ambitious goals for her future. She also helps a young man come to grips with his social struggles and she helps him deal with the harsh realities of junior high student drama. She doesn't handle theses issues properly, but she does handle them effectively. Most importantly, these experiences transform her goals from gold-digging to helping people. She abandons her breast enhancement goals and she becomes a guidance counselor. She does indeed get away with committing all of her foul deeds without being punished, but she does become a better person. The film doesn't let us know Cameron's character will be a good guidance counselor or if she will adequately clean up her behavior, but I think she does learn the value of helping kids face their problems.