Tag: Cameron Diaz

The quadrant of America that rails against the "lamestream media” is the same that claims that the educational system is terrible, that kids don't learn the important things, and that, because education is so bad, funding should be withdrawn from schools. Bad Teacher plays right into the fears of the "heartland”: teachers are apathetic morons and the only lessons that your children need are the filtered teachings of Jesus.

It's not a good movie, and it's hard to see who it's designed to appeal to: it's a dumb comedy with feigned bite, occasionally falling back on racism and homophobia to generate laughs. If you think that the implied erection of a grade school boy is hilarious, then this film is for you.