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Think back to your school days.
Remember that one teacher? The one who took a special interest in you, who made learning come to life and opened up avenues you never knew existed before?
Well, Miss Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is nothing like that.
Halsey got into the teaching racket for the long summer break, job security and lack of accountability ("all the right reasons," as she puts it), and she's not about to let any kid get in her way.
Her teaching methods consist of back-to-back movies -- she runs through the catalog of inspirational teacher flicks, from "Stand and Deliver" through "Dangerous Minds" and beyond -- while taking refuge in the drugs and booze she has stashed away in her desk. It's unconventional, but it works for her.
Still, Miss Halsey recognizes this isn't a long-term solution. What she really needs is a rich husband and a new pair of surgically enhanced breasts to get him.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/23/bad.teacher.review/index.html