Bad Teacher was the movie for this week. I have to admit I was a little more disappointed than Deb for this movie. I wasn't expecting this movie to be great but I thought it would be funnier. It turns out I was more annoyed with the characters than anything.
I generally like Cameron Diaz in most movies. She usually plays characters that are easy to like. For this one, not only did I not like her character but I was a little disgusted. Okay, maybe disgusted is too strong of a word. I'll go back to the word annoyed. I was annoyed with her selfishness and annoyed with the absurdity of the story line. I mean really, what teacher would get away with acting like her character did? Does this mean I'm getting old? I can't laugh at this kind of stuff anymore? Maybe so.
And I'm usually a fan of Justin Timberlake too. Even he fell short for me. The only character I thought was decent was the one played by Jason Segel. He had a little more genuine quality to him even if he didn't have much chemistry with Cameron Diaz. Lucy Punch's character was okay. Dare I say, slightly annoying.
Overall the absurdity of this story should have been overshadowed by the humor. It just wasn't for me. I guess my funny bone wasn't working as well as Deb's for this week.
To Sum it up: Good actors who should have been funny but just plain...annoying.
I liked your review for this one. I haven't seen the movie but I laughed at your description.
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