Up until the last 10 minutes or so, I hated everything about this movie.
She's The Man (2006)
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Reviews Counted:108
Fresh:47
Rotten:61
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Shakespeare's wit gets lost in translation with She's the Man's broad slapstick, predictable jokes, and unconvincing plotline.
Theatrical Release:Mar 17, 2006 Wide
Box Office: $33,687,630
Synopsis: It's hard enough being the nerdy new guy on campus without also being the new girl on campus, who has fallen for the coolest guy on campus, who is totally obsessed with the most beautiful girl on... It's hard enough being the nerdy new guy on campus without also being the new girl on campus, who has fallen for the coolest guy on campus, who is totally obsessed with the most beautiful girl on campus, who is crushing on the nerdy new guy on campus. Viola Johnson (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 counting 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. Playing Viola, Amanda Bynes ("What a Girl Wants," TV's "What I Like About You") heads an ensemble cast that also includes a number of up-and-coming actors, including Channing Tatum ("Coach Carter"), Laura Ramsey ("Lords of Dogtown"), Jonathan Sadowski (TV's "American Dreams"), Robert Hoffman (MTV's "Wild 'N Out"), James Snyder ("Pretty Persuasion"), Alex Breckenridge ("Wishcraft," "Big Fat Liar"), Amanda Crew ("Final Destination 3"), Jessica Lucas (TV's "Life As We Know It"), James Kirk ("X2: X-Men United") and Emily Perkins (the "Ginger Snaps" franchise"). Rounding out the cast are soccer great-turned-actor Vinnie Jones ("Mean Machine") and Robert Torti (Showtime's "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical"), with Julie Hagerty ("A Guy Thing," "Airplane!") and David Cross ("Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," TV's "Arrested Development"). Inspired by William Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night," the contemporary comedy was directed by Andy Fickman (Showtime's "Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical") and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner (the "X-Men" franchise). The screenplay is by Ewan Leslie and Karen McCullah Lutz & Kirsten Smith (both on "Ella Enchanted," "Legally Blonde"). Leslie also served as an executive producer, together with Marty Ewing, Tom Rosenberg and Gary Lucchesi. To be distributed domestically by DreamWorks, the film is a co-production of DreamWorks Pictures and Lakeshore Entertainment. --© DreamWorks [More]
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty, Alex Breckenridge, David Cross, Robert Hoffman, Laura Ramsey
Director: Andy Fickman
Director: Andy Fickman
Screenwriter: Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kristen Smith
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Marty P. Ewing, Lauren Shuler Donner
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC
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Reviews for She's The Man
One of the charms of this romantic teen comedy is its speed: even its sex change is a remarkably carefree, no-fuss event.
Hollywood should give pre-teens more credit; they read Shakespeare, and even comprehend the intricacies of the stories.
One of those rare movies that aren't so good, yet you wouldn't mind seeing it again.
Filled with bogus teen-speak and homosexual panic, smothered in a cutesy score and decked out with generic pop songs that have little relation to the plot.
It’s stupid, dull and toothless, and a classic example of why the next generation is increasingly staying away from the movie theaters. Is this all Hollywood thinks of them?
The script is too busy trumpeting gender divide stereotypes to give Bynes' character Viola a chance to learn something.
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.
Mere words cannot convey how awful Bynes is at playing a girl playing a boy.
For Bynes, it's a chance to show a bit of range...However, if you're not a casting agent or a teenager, you might want to pick another movie instead.
Andy Fickman's indifferent direction only exemplifies the inefficient writing, which is inferior to the scribes' previous efforts, and too many plot points are glossed over in music montages.
The immensely talented Amanda Bynes makes this updating of 'Twelfth Night' fun to watch.
Some are still-born, some achieve mediocrity, and some have cliches forced upon them.
Amanda Bynes is so damn likeably perky that she can even make this simplified teen comedy version of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night enjoyable.
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