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If you’re a huge Jason Segel fan (and I assume you are for checking out this site), then you’ve probably already seen Bad Teacher since its theater debut on June 24th. If you didn’t, however, I suggest you wait a few months, go to RedBox, and only really pay attention to the scenes with Jason in them. The rest of the movie is really hit or miss.

This movie is a typical romantic comedy. Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz) is a super spoiled, stuck up, 30-something who became a teacher so she could have summers off and barely do any work. When her rich fiance breaks it off, she tries to latch onto her oh so sweet co-worker, Scott Delacorte (Justin Timberlake) because, well, he’s rich too. Scott instead goes after Amy Squirrel (Lucy Punch), a goody-goody teacher who knows Elizabeth’s games of trying to steal money to get a boob job (because having larger breasts will make finding a rich husband easier, of course). After an hour and a half of Elizabeth doing ridiculous things and being a not-so-nice person, Russell Gettis (Jason Segel), a mere gym teacher, somehow convinces her to stop being so selfish and to date him. Yea, I know I’m not supposed to give away the ending, but it’s a romcom…what do you expect?

So, if I was going to rate this out of 5 stars, I’d give it a 3, and it would be lower if Jason Segel wasn’t in it. Timberlake and Punch (who I have not even heard of until I saw this movie) were absolutely perfect for their characters – both very smart and necessary for the story. Diaz, however, was a little too into her character, if that makes any sense. Too annoying, too needy, too self-centered. There were definitely some funny parts, and she plays this role well, but I wasn’t too impressed with the character or plot in general.

Segel, on the other hand, was perfection. Every line he had was charming, witty, and hilarious. He’s barely in the first half of the movie, but because of how great his character is, I think it’s worth the 45 minute wait.

So, if you’re not a diehard Segel fan, this movie is one you can skip (unless you’re dying to see Cameron Diaz dress like a scandalous teenager or you’re secretly obsessed with JT).

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of going to Empire Big Screen at the O2- an all weekend film event. The absolute highlight of the weekend was baring witness to an exclusive preview clip from my most anticipated movie- The Muppets. One word- AMAZING! The only disappointment was that Jason, himself, could not attend and there was not much mention of him during the session.

Empire have written a description of the clip in the article below so for those of you who don’t want any spoilers- look away now!

It’s a rare treat when Kermit the Frog personally introduces a world-first clip from his new movie, and an even bigger one when he does it live from New York. When it turns out to be as funny, charming and generally awesome as the ten minutes of The Muppets that Big Screen witnessed on Sunday, the superlatives run out. We’d love to be able to post it for you in actual, video form but we’d be clamped in irons, so here’s a verbal breakdown as a taster of what to expect. Read the rest @ Empire

This clip genuinely brought a tear to my eye and made the anticipation for the release even greater. Jason has certainly maintained what was so great about The Muppets and it will no doubt be a great addition to the Muppets franchise.