“Night School” earned an F.

The movie’s plot, script and message all contributed to its failing grade.

Teddy Walker (Kevin Hart) was a successful salesman until a plan of his goes wrong and causes the business he worked at to burn down. He loses his job, and fears that his fiancée, Lisa (Megalyn Echikunwoke), will leave him if he does not find a new, well-paying career. To avoid that, he goes back to school to get his GED. He quickly finds that the schoolwork is much more difficult than he had expected. But his teacher, Carrie (Tiffany Haddish), is determined to help him pass by whatever means necessary.

“Night School” was given all the tools to become a success, but it managed to fall short, failing to realize the full potential of its promising cast and concept.

Hart and Haddish are a comedic dream team. Their styles of comedy line up together perfectly, and there were a couple moments when their dialogue had the audience howling with laughter. However, those moments were few and far between.

The script struggled to find its footing throughout the film, filling awkward silences with obscure noises and vulgar language. The PG-13 rating is generous considering the inappropriate innuendos and racial slurs that were slung around often.

Also, the plot was subpar. Confusing character developments and themes muddled the humor that the audience was supposed to uncover. Keep in mind that the lone goal of a comedy is to make the viewers laugh.

All of the characters are clichés. From a dumb jock to an overly excited woman who confidently gets every answer wrong to many, many racial stereotypes, there was little creativity used when coming up with the script.

The plot starts to hint at the exploration of gender roles in relationships and masculinity; however, this quickly disappears as the movie gets going.

During the majority of the movie, Lisa is not mentioned, and after a while she’s reduced to Teddy’s “supportive” girlfriend. All she appears to do is wait at home and send him provocative pictures during class. And despite all of her “support,” Teddy is lying to her for 95 percent of the film.

Once the truth comes out, she breaks up with him. Though as the film concludes, she shows up at his graduation to take him back with little to no reasoning. I guess the Hollywood happy ending must be maintained at all costs.