“Bad Teacher”
Cameron Diaz plays a foul-mouthed teacher who is more concerned with getting high than dealing with her students.
The film is like a student who can’t fully make sense of a subject the first half of the year, but then suddenly has an epiphany, and everything becomes clear. That awakening in the second half is enough to bring up the grade. The film takes on a wicked nature that keeps it entertaining until the final bell.
Grade: B-
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) is on a quest to find the Fountain of Youth.
The film could have used a splash of that magical water because other than Depp, the franchise feels old and rundown. The film is plagued by many of the problems that sent the second and third movies in this film franchise to a watery grave: a plodding script, relentless action sequences and miscast characters.
Depp is the only reason to see the movie. He brings the same kind of chichi bravado to the role of Capt. Jack that has made the character so memorable.
Grade: C+
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Rick Bentley, The Fresno Bee (Fresno, Calif.)
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