Leanne is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle, and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle’s class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher’s intricate mind-games. —IMDb
Kevin Meade Williamson (born March 14, 1965) is an American screenwriter, best known for the horror films Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Faculty, as well as the popular television series Dawson’s Creek and, more recently, The Vampire Diaries and The Secret Circle. —Wikipedia
Shitty direction and another cringe-worthy, goody-goody performance by Katie Holmes (really hot sex scene though), saved solely by Helen Mirren as the deliciously cunty teacher/villain. She JUST makes the whole thing work as an watchable, nostalgic time waster.