Bad? Terrible, pathetic, RIDICULOUS!

Rating: 2/10 (7 November 2011)

Bad teacher received a number of scathing reviews and yet my friends persuaded me that it was a good one time watch. After watching the movie, clearly, they were not my friends.
The movie goes from bad to worse and continues in free fall throughout the one hour and 32 minutes of its duration (which by my count, is far too much). I have NEVER seen such a ridiculous plot being made into a movie, hats off to Jake Kasdan for the courage, and the audacity to make this.
Without going into spoilers, the movie boasts of one terrible, pathetic (read: bitch) protagonist who has to make a fresh start as a middle school teacher, and then does everything wrong to earn a potload of money. One ridiculous attempt after another, the movie tries every trick in the book that a teacher might use to make money, and clumsily glues them all together. All the while, the good teachers try to befriend her, and she keeps on taking advantage of them.
Worst of all, the movie portrays the nice in such a negative life, that it is actually a serious concern, if the trend is carried on. Wake up Hollywood, we don't like good people being ripped off! And lo and behold, the bad teacher suddenly turns good (Really? I was shocked! What an unpredictable plot twist). Would it kill you to at least give ONE reason behind this miraculous transformation.
Cameron Diaz tries her best to portray the cold bitch, with success, but with such a terrible plot, it's hard to applaud. The co-stars do have their moments (if only far apart). The music and cinematography was dull, the editing botched at best and the visuals - glum (if not for a few shots like the car wash and a portion of the trip)
Here's to an hour and half of my life that i am never getting back, though I tried my best to redeem my warning others about it.
Tip: If you hate someone, there's no better revenge than making them sit through this movie