Lyrics For Lean On Me

Give it up for the cast, though—they all do their damndest to make the patchwork script click. Diaz knocks it out as Elizabeth Halsey, a despicable elementary school teacher who’s a full-blown gold digger and a careless classroom presence. Having been dropped by her super-rich fiancé, who caught on to her money-grubbing intentions, she coasts through the school days with even less motivation than before, falling asleep at her desk as her students watch VHS copies of inspirational teachers movies ( Stand And Deliver Liz’s superficial courtship of Scott is disrupted by fellow teacher Amy Squirrel ( Lucy Punch ), who takes her job seriously and talks to her seventh grade students as if they were pre-schoolers hell-bent on earning gold star stickers. Scott and Amy start dating, which pisses off Elizabeth, though provides the school’s snarky gym teacher ( Jason Segel ) the opportunity to make his move. Elizabeth, meanwhile, attributes Scott’s disinterest to her humble boobies, so she starts hoarding cash however she can in order to pay for a $10,000 breast implant operation. , Diaz gives a turn that’s equally confident and surprising, elevating several otherwise lame jokes and sight gags with an agreeable spunk. In one scene, she turns a charity car wash into a pay-per-view event, rocking a Daisy Duke-like outfit while hosing herself down in front of googily-eyed men quick to divvy out cash, which she, naturally, embezzles and adds to her titty fund. It’s a silly bit, but Diaz vamps it up so convincingly, and with such fearless abandon, that she leaps off the screen. Unfortunately, not into your laps with her booty shorts, though (no 3D here, fellas).