Anyway, the plot line for this film isn't difficult. Cameron Diaz, playing Elizabeth Halsey, is a woman that wants to be kept and not have to do anything in return. She has taken up teaching as she believed it to be an easy profession.
She wants a boob job in order to woe a colleague, Justin Timberlake playing Scott Delacorte, and needs to raise £10k.
She goes head to head with another teacher, English actress Lucy Punch playing the hilarious Amy Squirrel.
What I loved about this film is that Elizabeth Helsey plays dirty and doesn't actually feel bad about it. She is willing to do whatever it takes to get what she wants. And, to give a little bit away about the film, the film and story line isn't there to change her.
There are some hilarious moments in this film, notably the sex session (if you can call it a sex session) and most of the scenes involving Amy Squirrel!
I did also genuinely feel for the children placed under the teaching skills of Elizabeth Helsey! They neglected, verbally abused, tormented and not appreciated at any point. If this, and thank god it isn't, was a real life situation the press would have been on this like GLB at an all you can eat buffet!
I did like however how Helsey's attitude did rub off on the students and that at some points she did feel pity and took actions to turn around a situation. It's this quality in Helsey that determined what could possibly the best career for her.
All in all the film is very funny and quite inventive at some points in the film. It's definity a film you don't need to think about.
I give this about 3.5 / 5.
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