Diaz, Timberlake star in ‘Bad Teacher’
June 23, 2011 - 1:01 am
The movie: "Bad Teacher"
When: Opening Friday at local theaters
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch
Director: Jake Kasdan
The story: After she's dumped by her sugar daddy, a foul-mouthed, gold-digging junior high teacher goes after a colleague -- a move that puts her in competition with a model faculty member across the hall.
The buzz: The tabloid spotlight has been on the reunion of real-life exes Diaz and Timberlake in "Bad Teacher," but word is that the breakout presence is Brit wit Punch, who reportedly steals the show as the goody-goody Miss Squirrel. It's nothing new; Punch delivered hilariously fearless performances in last year's "Dinner for Schmucks" remake and as Anthony Hopkins' much-younger paramour in Woody Allen's "You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger."