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Most unlikable lead character I've seen in a movie


Cameron Diaz is such a horrible person in this. I know that's the point, but usually these types have some sort of redeeming quality so you put up with them.

Steve Carrell in The Office played a terrible, bumbling boss, but they way he played it you couldn't 100% hate him.

Maybe being mean to kids made it worse than if she was just a jerk to her co-workers.

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did you watch magnolia? you will throw up the whole movie, i couldn't hang for 10 minutes

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Just saw this on TV. And was thinking the same thing. I asked my wife why she liked this movie? Where this unlikable teacher lies, and ruins lives but in the end everything works out, for her and she doesn't learn anything. Wha? Life's full of that enough. I don't need it in a "comedy."

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I agree.

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OMG, People!?! It's a comedy! You aren't SUPPOSED to LIKE her!

She's a Bad Teacher. Jeeeez.

Buncha moralists or somethin?
("redeeming quality"....LOL)

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Bad Santa was a comedy as well with a despicable lead character and still they managed to redeem him in a way by the end.

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"but usually these types have some sort of redeeming quality so you put up with them."

Exactly what I was coming here to say. I too really just wished she goes in jail, not that it all ends up good for her.

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i liked her quite a lot actually.

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