Average Rating: 5/10
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Shakespeare's wit gets lost in translation with She's the Man's broad slapstick, predictable jokes, and unconvincing plotline.
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Shakespeare's wit gets lost in translation with She's the Man's broad slapstick, predictable jokes, and unconvincing plotline.
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A simple case of assumed identity snowballs into a romantic mix-up of epic proportions in director Andy Fickman's contemporary teen take on William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) has good reason for wanting to conceal her identity upon arriving at Illyria Prep School, and with her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), skirting school in an attempt to break into the London music scene, Viola sees her sibling's well-timed absence as the perfect opportunity to assume his
Mar 17, 2006 Wide
Jul 18, 2006
$33.7M
DreamWorks SKG
All Critics (114) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (49) | Rotten (63) | DVD (19)
A comedy that lacks both the verbal sophistication of its source and the sexual sophistication of its target audience.
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.
As was proven with 10 Things I Hate about You, it is possible to re-imagine the Bard in a modern high school setting, but She's the Man doesn't do it well.
She's the Man has a certain charm and is sure to appeal to tweens, at least the female variety.
More often than not it's the slapstick elements, predictably occasioned by gender confusion, that get the laughs.
Cute but crass comedy for young teens.
Fails to make the most of its source material by trimming Shakespeare's plot and squeezing it into a vacuous high school comedy.
She's the Man arrives with much ado about something: a seasoned concept and qualified birthright that supports its traditionalism and rests upon its potential.
Anything resembling real wit or charm is strictly A.W.O.L.
...there are certainly more than enough elements within the film to warrant a mild recommendation among older viewers...
watching it helps you realize that you're not 12 anymore, and you can't be watching movies like this. Unless, of course, you're still 12, so you'll probably be cheering for Amanda Bynes
The utter absence of humor, charm, originality, or intelligence leaves this to rank among the worst of all recent teen comedies.
The movie is noisy, obnoxious and wildly overacted, as if Fickman planned it to play only on a Sony PSP.
Byrnes is an absolute delight...it kicks goals
She's the Man is cleverer than the average teen movie, but it gets so wrapped up in plot mechanics that it loses the characters
I can't wait to see Lindsay Lohan do a version of Hamlet.
Bynes tackles her part with gusto, while Tatum underplays his to striking effect.
The high school hijinks may entertain the young, but those more familiar with the Bard will recognise this as a wasted opportunity.
A minor but decent-spirited entertainment, enlivened by a couple of the adult supporting players.
She's the Man is a fairly decent comedy with a good cast. For what it is, She's the Man is a good little family oriented comedy that though not perfect is a pretty decent, entertaining film that has quite a few good laughs. I'm surprised I quite enjoyed this film, and I thought that Vinnie Jones was pretty good here.
December 12, 2011
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