The red band trailer for Cameron Diaz’s Bad Teacher came out recently and it’s so completely ridiculous, I had to share it with you.
The gist of it is basically that Cameron Diaz swears a lot. Awkwardly. Is anyone convinced by this “bad-girl” persona she’s slapped on? This performance seems specifically designed to counter-act Diaz’s bubbly Every Girl reputation. Instead it comes off as contrived.
Justin Timberlake is acting so unbelievable goofy, it’s like he wandered out of a Saturday Night Live sketch.
In fact, I can’t decide if this movie is supposed to be straight up satire or if we’re supposed to take any of the characters seriously?
Jason Segel appears to be approaching his role with some sincerity and, as Forgetting Sarah Marshall proved, he’s endlessly endearing as the underdog.
But from this trailer, it looks like casting Diaz was a mistake. Whatever they’re selling, I’m not buying. To me it looks like some vain attempt to make Diaz relevant again by shocking us into paying attention. She’s like Madonna, or something.
What do you guys think of Bad Teacher? Is it a Bad Santa knock off or something worse? It Diaz at all believable in this role? Leave your comments below!
UPDATE: If anyone needs proof that Cameron Diaz is desperate to reinvent herself as a bad girl, check out this headline from The Huffington Post – Cameron Diaz On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’: ‘I Love Porn!’
She’s only slightly more comfortable with bad language than Catherine Heigl in ‘The Ugly Truth.’
That aside, “Inept teacher on a quest for new boobs” … Wait, I kinda get it now. But, no, she’s not the right girl.
after seeing her on top gear, she seems perfect for this.
This role doesn’t make me immediately think of Cameron Diaz, but I don’t know who would do it much better. She was actually able to keep up with Tom Cruise in Knight and Day. I think she’ll bring a lot of energy to the part, even if she doesn’t immediately scream ‘bad girl.’
Hardy,Har,Har. What a joke “Bad Teacher” should be called “Bad Acting”.
The only thing worse than a bad actor is a good actor getting caught acting. Every actor in this movie looks as if they are doing a skit on SNL with a day of rehearsal time and having to look off screen for the cue card with their next line. This is the female version of Mr. Woodcock.It’s so bad I wanna see it because I wont be laughing with them, I will be laughing at them! Heh, heh,heh. And when I say I wanna see it, that’s code for I will watch it online for free. Dose that make me a “Bad Movie Patron” ROFL