Bad Teacher
Production conformist who tries to be subversive and politically incorrect, “Bad Teacher” sabotages the talents of his actors in a feature film banal and soft, with a few successful gags fail to offset the blandness of the whole.
Who ever wanted to be cynical as a teacher Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) who spends her time flirting with a young colleague (Justin Timberlake) instead of properly care for its pupils? What lead to the active of a rival (Lucy Punch) and the curiosity of the Professor of gymnastics (Jason Segel).
Known for exhilarating series “Freaks and Geeks” and effective “Orange County”, the filmmaker Jake Kasdan has an enviable career, having managed to forget his any more “The TV Set” by the hilarious parody “Walk Hard”. Here he is back to what is intended as a female counterpart of the great “Bad Santa”, this film almost worship where Billy Bob Thornton offered a different image of Santa Claus. The idea is to shake up the stereotypes, redefine them. A teacher is not necessarily there to do good but also evil.
An original idea that would be perfect for a short film. Brilliant in the title role, Cameron Diaz used her charm and her face out of the ordinary to rage students, parents, teachers and principal, is bringing almost everyone back by her foul language, its reflections so special and inappropriate behavior. Laughing on numerous occasions.
Except that the story starts to turn round after a couple of minutes. In order to “support” the interest during the traditional hour and a half, the scenario is paid a reflection on the shallowness, with heroin as a rich man-eater who thinks only be increasing the size of her breasts. Again, the low node narrative runs out quickly, as this propensity to multiply repetitive sequences, this flirt who does not (Justin Timberlake seemed much more comfortable in “The Social Network”) to chronic jealousy sensitive to a poor girl (Lucy Punch which makes it sometimes tonnes).
Many efforts that do not render this totally satisfactory achievement. A little more pep and good melodies could blow up the stage, while the lack of testing situations thrilling and controversial. As if the major Hollywood wanted to play in the self-employed, creating a deceptively subversive production, the vitriol has been replaced with a finish that will appeal to all moral good in hand. Something to be amazed at what your incredibly harmless, which would raise the “Election” by Alexander Payne for a satire for adults warned.
By trying to reach all audiences, “Bad Teacher” only reached no. There are a few jokes hit the target and a cheerfully relaxed interpretation (on this, it’s a pity that the comic gem Jason Segel appears no more), but nothing to put in a good mood completely.
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