Why Cameron Diaz’s retirement is the Sweetest Thing

While the world ponders whether Cameron Diaz has officially “retired from showbiz” (apparently Selma Blair claims it was only a joke), we’re left wondering what it is people love about her. Don’t get us wrong – she has done some good in the industry, like that lift scene in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, or pretty much everything about Very Bad Things. Vanilla Sky, also good.

But for all the good, there’s two lots of crap, vacuous, romcom nightmares where comedy goes to die and storylines wither in pain, particularly in the latter half of her career. Let’s take a look back at some of Diaz’s worst roles to remind ourselves that perhaps it’s not such a bad thing she’s considering retirement.

Bad Teacher

Those who can’t do, teach. And those who can’t act, do romcoms. Case in point: Diaz plays yet another troubled ditsy chick who finds love on her path to destruction. Yawn! As the great Ebert once said, “Its bad person is neither bad enough or likable enough.”