Potty mouthed seventh grade teacher (Cameron Diaz) gets dumped by her rich boyfriend after he realises (and his mother) that she's just with him for his money. She sets her sights on the new sub (Timberlake) and goes to battle with her rival teacher to get with him. Twenty minutes in you'll realise that this film is trying to be what Bad Santa was a few years ago. Unfortunately it doesn't quite pull it off. It seems every other word is a swear word or smutty comment which is not necessarily a bad thing but it occasionally comes across as forced. Although it is very funny in parts. Cameron Diaz was made to star in a film like this. She's fearless, and actually stars in a funny sex scene with her real life ex Justin Timberlake. The car wash scene is also worth a mention to the fans of Cameron Diaz. Jason Segel is also good value for money offering some of the funniest lines in the movie including "can you hold my ball sack"
The film is patchy in places and as I wrote previously goes too much into the smutty side but you won't get bored during the film. Stand out character is played by Lucy Punch who plays the rival teacher and who should get a few more roles after this. It's no Bad Santa but that's not a bad thing and shouldn't put you off watching this film as it's a lot of fun. 
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