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.
Acting
Lucy Punch's unhinged rival teacher steals every scene she's in.
Writing
Elizabeth's complete lack of character arc is the whole joke.
Director
Jake Kasdan
Cameron Diaz
Elizabeth Halsey
Justin Timberlake
Scott Delacorte
Jason Segel
Russell Gettis
Lucy Punch
Amy Squirrel
Phyllis Smith
Lynn Davies
Kaitlyn Dever
Sasha Abernathy
John Michael Higgins
Principal Wally Snur
Thomas Lennon
Carl Halabi
Kathryn Newton
Chase Rubin-Rosse
Molly Shannon
Melody (Garrett's Mom)
Eric Stonestreet
Kirk
Matthew J. Evans
Garrett Tiara
Dave Allen
Sandy Pinkus
Jillian Armenante
Ms. Pavicic
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Cameron Diaz's first R-rated comedy after a string of romantic leads; she reportedly improvised many of Elizabeth's most unlikable moments.
The film arrived at the tail end of the 2000s raunch-com boom (The Hangover, Bridesmaids), but its refusal to redeem its female protagonist made critics deeply uncomfortable.
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