Movie Review: 'Bad Teacher'

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Seen on: June 22, 2011
The players: Director: Jake Kasdan, Writers: Gene Stupnitsky, Lee Eisenberg, Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake
Facts of interest: Bradley Cooper was considered for a role in the film.
The plot: Elizabeth Halsey is a boisterous, foul-mouthed junior high school teacher, who, upon getting dumped by her rich fiancé, begins to court another wealthy man, substitute Scott Delacorte. This ignites a feud with a fellow teacher.
Our thoughts: Full confession alert: I root for Jake Kasdan. Ever since I saw his criminally underrated film "The TV Set," I've taken an interest in his career trajectory. "Orange County" and "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story," while certainly not cinematic milestones, were nonetheless solid if not unspectacular, so I always thought he had some directorial chops.

Jonathan Hutchings







