"Bad Teacher" is effectively mean-spirited, but comedically flat
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Film Rating: C–
Bad Teacher isn’t necessarily a good comedy, but it may just be a wonderful practical joke.
I’m serious. By the time the third act rolled around, I felt like looking over my shoulder to search for whoever was going to pop up and yell “Fooled You!” at the audience before loading the actual movie in the projector. To say Bad Teacher is sur…
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