Dull, stupid and crap

Rating: Null/10 (22 July 2011)

Saw Bad Teacher. WIsh I hadn't. I would have rather eaten a plate of raw onions or had to sit through Ishtar again. So why was it so crap? The actors: Well, firstly, Cameron Diaz is getting old, and I mean wrinkly, tired-looking old. Secondly, she just doesn't have the skill or charisma to pull off a film like this. That's what was most obvious. Justin Timberlake was half-decent, but that's not saying much. Jason Segel. I have no idea what he was doing in this film. The other supporting actors equally sucked.
The script: Terrible. I stopped counting the number of times I heard "What?" and "Huh?" from the (sparse) audience in response to the weird, unfunny and poorly delivered lines. The red haired girl (Amy, I think) was trying her hardest to be the quirky antagonist, but she just had no comic grace. Neither did Cameron Diaz either. The scriptwriters somehow thought lots of swearing and shouting were a good idea, but alas, they were wrong.
The real problem here was that the concept of the "bad teacher" just really doesn't cut it in a high school setting. It wasn't funny. I assume that the writers were aiming for a sort of cross between shock (swearing) and possibly black humour? I really can't define it other than to say it was pissweak. Weird lines, no comic timing, a half-assed romance. It all adds up to not much and a waste of money.
To be fair, there were a few funny points, but it was just so poorly directed. The humour missed so many golden opportunities.
3 out of 10. Don't waste your time.