Rating: 8 out of 10, another very strong, female led, R rated comedy with Diaz playing against type as a foul mouthed, socially irredeemable teacher. This movie takes chances by refusing to descend into mediocrity as so many comedies do by playing it safe. It is very cool to see Diaz abandoning her good girl type roles and she is a very good comedic actor to begin with. Timberlake once again surprises with an extremely solid supporting role as the geeky, rich boy and the target of Diaz' gold digging character. This is one of the real strengths of this movie. While Diaz does an adequate job as the lead, the supporting characters lend depth and some of the truly funniest moments. Diaz is generous enough to allow this and even the small roles are allowed to shine. Diaz is probably at the tail end of her ability to come across as a sexy vixen but she carries it off here, barely. Higgins, always funny, scores again here as the dolphin loving principal as does Segel, so much better in supporting roles. Punch is absolutely hilarious as the squeaky clean teacher Amy Squirrel, the foil for Diaz' depravity and competitor for Timberlake's affections. A very funny movie, strictly for an adult audience.
MVP: Diaz as the foul mouthed Elizabeth Halsey relishing being a bad girl
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