Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey

Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) had her own good reasons for disguising herself as her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) and enrolling in his place at his new boarding school, Illyria Prep. She was co...( read more  read more... )unting on Sebastian being AWOL from school as he tried to break into the music scene in London. What she didn't count on was falling in love with her hot roommate, Duke (Channing Tatum), who in turn only has eyes for the beautiful Olivia (Laura Ramsey). Making matters worse, Olivia is starting to fall for Sebastian, who--for reasons Olivia couldn't begin to guess--appears to be the sensitive type of guy she'd always dreamed of meeting. If things weren't complicated enough, the real Sebastian has come back from London two days earlier than expected and arrives on campus having no clue that he's been replaced...by his own twin sister.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Andy Fickman

Release Date: March 17, 2006

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DVD Release Date: July 18, 2006

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  • March 19, 2009
    Silly, predictable, wacky, and lovable. The spirit of Shakespeare's play doesn't get lost in the Hollywood formula.
  • August 15, 2008
    Didn't they do this movie once in 1985? It was called Just one of the guys, starring Joyce Hyser. The original I love, the cheap copy....not so much.
  • June 13, 2008
    Viola: "I just can't do this."
    Paul: "Just remember, inside every girl, there's a boy. That came out wrong but you know what I mean."


    She's the Man is the latest contemporary reinvention of a classic Shakespeare play. A few years before, the wo

    ...( read more)rld witnessed the release of 10 Things I Hate About You which was ostensibly Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew updated and transplanted into a typical modern teenage society. In tradition with that successful film (that I have no shame in admitting I enjoyed), the screenwriter of She's the Man has taken the foundation of Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night and altered the setting to modern day teenage culture. In this day and age of Hollywood, original plots and concepts are few and far between. It now seems that filmmakers are revisiting Shakespeare's work because his plays have an outward show of convoluted dialogue; however the central plots are absolutely fascinating. Personally I detest studying Shakespeare in depth at school, but his plays have such a rich multi-faceted plot despite the dialogue that cannot be pleasurably interpreted.

    Okay, so I admit that I expected something much less from She's the Man. Face it: Amanda Bynes has been inadvertently lumped together with all the other plastics of the industry like Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, etc. Personally my image of Amanda skyrocketed after I viewed this film. No longer was she a stereotyped plastic slut in my eyes. This is good - the lesser the better! In this film Amanda shows that she is capable of actually acting! That's a talent that the plastics of Hollywood would kill for.

    She's the Man takes many of the fundamental plot devices of Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night, waters down the societal aspects of the time and substitutes a soccer rivalry between schools to broaden the appeal of the story.

    Viola (Bynes) is keen on the sport of soccer. Unfortunately, at her school of Cornwall High the girl's team is cut due to unsatisfactory numbers from the female students. Viola wants to join the boy's soccer team; however this is met with laughter. This is such an emotional burden on Viola that she even ends the relationship with her boyfriend who is captain of the boy's team. Viola wants revenge on the team that rejected her, and forms a plan when she realises her brother Sebastian (Kirk) is secretly skipping the first 12 days of his new school to go to London in pursuit of his ambition in the music industry. Viola and Sebastian are twins and look alike, so Viola schemes to dress boyish and pose as Sebastian at his new school where she can join the soccer team that verses Cornwall High in just 12 days. During these 12 days Viola falls in love with soccer captain Duke (Tatum) who is in love with Olivia (Ramsey) who is falling in love with Sebastian (who is really Viola)...romantic chaos ensues. This complicated love triangle reminds us that this is Shakespeare we're viewing.

    The filmmakers have struck success in breathing new life into the Shakespearen play. The screenplay has a few moments of comedy genius. Witty dialogue delivery, amusing lines, etc. On the whole, it felt like there could have been a whole lot more gags included here. In all fairness, most of the film's laugh value is based solely on complicated situations regarding the love triangle. Not really my kind of humour...but I did laugh at times.

    Amanda Bynes gives a solid, albeit histrionic performance as Viola. She had a challenging job of pulling off a girl and a guy. She handled the role with great determination. Amanda is really likable in the title role. She's also incredibly cute at times. I don't understand how she is hated and grouped with the Hollywood plastics. Channing Tatum is just another Hollywood pretty boy included for interest from the girl audience. Amanda is included for the guys but at least she can act! A special mention about Vinnie Jones as the very cool soccer coach (Vinnie was formerly a soccer star).

    Overall, She's the Man is a welcome surprise that is surely worth viewing. I enjoyed the film. Aside from being clichéd and predictable, it was fun and bright. I'd recommend it for a simple night of fun and laughter.
  • June 11, 2008
    Hilarious! Amanda Bynes is amazing!
  • May 5, 2008
    susprisingly good!. haha. sorta. amanda is neat. in this only.
  • November 20, 2009
    this is funny would u try to dress and act like a man
  • November 20, 2009
    luv the switching idea....
  • November 20, 2009
    I was surprised with this movie. Amanda Bynes is quite funny.
  • November 18, 2009
    mas cool ke nada se las super recomiendo
  • November 17, 2009
    OMG it is so old but i still luv it even though i have it and have seen it like a thousand times it is still awesome

Critic Reviews


March 21, 2006
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

There I sit, suffering total numbness of body and brain, no longer having to wonder what it might be like to be buried alive in gooey marshmallow. full review

March 17, 2006
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

She's the Man retains much of Twelfth Night's discombobulation and many of its names but is aimed, unlike the original, at the cherry-lip-gloss demographic. full review

March 17, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I didn't for one second believe the plot of She's the Man,but I did believe for the entire movie that Amanda Bynes was lovable. full review

March 16, 2006
Claudia Puig, USA Today

This is a perfectly pleasant, entertaining and often witty romp with engaging performances. full review

March 16, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

At least Andy Fickman's proto-feminist romp has the wherewithal to score some of its female empowerment action to a bubblegum pop/rock rendition of The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song. full review

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  • ilovetheeightiesforever
    May 5, 2009
    I totally love this movie and I totally love Amanda Bynes
  • tibberonik
    July 17, 2008
    hilarious!
  • berettachic16
    July 2, 2008
    i loved Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum they act well together. absolutely loved it!
  • sweetgalchristina
    June 30, 2008
    this movie is jus grt it was funny , romantic n it teaches the boys mostly that wat the boys can do we can also do that ....lol...i think the girls rock ...but the movie was awesome ...love channing n robert they r sooo cute
  • funyfunky2
    June 21, 2008
    it's so so funny

    i love it
  • angeltanja
    April 5, 2008
    i love this movie! channings so hot. amanada is so cool
  • sweetbug76
    February 16, 2008
    absolutely loved it
  • hersheymay17
    January 29, 2008
    i love this movie, its totally funny
    their all beautiful and handsome
  • ad3lin3m3
    January 25, 2008
    the most favourite movie from all my favourite movies!!!!!
    how cool is this movie

    great!!!
  • nbhatti3000
    December 16, 2007
    she wants to show that girl can do anything in man's world she becomes a man and plays soccer game with young guys. very good movie you will really enjoy this movie.

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