Rotten
If you can see past the dismal sexual politics of "Bad Teacher," which I couldn't, you might applaud the gall of a film that expends so little effort in forcing us to like its central character.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
Overview
A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.
Director and cast
- Jake Kasdan Director
- Cameron Diaz as Elizabeth Halsey
- Justin Timberlake as Scott Delacorte
- Jason Segel as Russell Gettis
- Lucy Punch as Amy Squirrel
- Phyllis Smith as Lynn Davies
- Kaitlyn Dever as Sasha Abernathy
- John Michael Higgins as Principal Wally Snur
- Thomas Lennon as Carl Halabi
- Kathryn Newton as Chase Rubin-Rosse
- Molly Shannon as Melody (Garrett's Mom)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
46%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A frustrating mix of smart flash and smirking impudence.
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
Fresh
Hard to root for such a selfish lead, but "Bad Teacher" has just enough politically incorrect humor to warrant a grade of B.
Richard Roeper, Richard Roeper.com
Rotten
If you're looking for a funny comedy about a cynical, hard-partying school teacher transformed by his students into a paragon of pedagogical awesomeness, skip Bad Teacher and go rent School of Rock instead.
Dana Stevens, Slate
Fresh
There are plenty of quality gags seeping through from the margins.
Scott Tobias, NPR
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