A high-school satire that is reasonably funny, though far from sure how badass it really wants to be. Cameron Diaz plays Elizabeth, a teacher who doesn't care at all about her job: she is a fading sex bomb, permanently hungover or stoned, entirely indifferent to her pupils' education and interested only in snagging a well-off husband. Things heat up when a new and apparently rich teacher called Scott, played by Justin Timberlake, appears on the scene and a duel for his affections commences between Elizabeth and goody-two-shoes teacher Amy Squirrel, played by Lucy Punch. It is a good film, although Cameron Diaz isn't that comical. She gives the part everything she's got; she's good, and really no other casting was possible, but somehow I'm not sure she's a comedy natural. My personal highlight was seeing Justin Timberlake in Geek Chic. Cardigans, glasses and beautifully nerdy. My Star Rating:
6.5/10 *
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