She's The Man (2006)
44 %
Reviews Counted: 109 Fresh: 48 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.
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
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 campus, who is crushing on the nerdy new guy on campus. Viola Johnson (Amanda Bynes) had her own... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Vinnie Jones, Julie Hagerty, Alex Breckenridge
Director: Andy Fickman
Screenwriter: Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kristen Smith
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Marty P. Ewing, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah Lutz, Kristen Smith
Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Marty P. Ewing, Lauren Shuler Donner
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Reviews
Fails to make the most of its source material by trimming Shakespeare's plot and squeezing it into a vacuous high school comedy.
Comment
07/06/08
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.
09/17/07
A comedy that lacks both the verbal sophistication of its source and the sexual sophistication of its target audience.
12/18/06
Top Critic
...there are certainly more than enough elements within the film to warrant a mild recommendation among older viewers...
11/22/06
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
08/31/06
The utter absence of humor, charm, originality, or intelligence leaves this to rank among the worst of all recent teen comedies.
07/18/06
The movie is noisy, obnoxious and wildly overacted, as if Fickman planned it to play only on a Sony PSP.
05/12/06
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
04/11/06
Bynes tackles her part with gusto, while Tatum underplays his to striking effect.
04/11/06
The high school hijinks may entertain the young, but those more familiar with the Bard will recognise this as a wasted opportunity.
04/07/06
A minor but decent-spirited entertainment, enlivened by a couple of the adult supporting players.
04/07/06
Amanda Bynes is an extremely likeable actress and she does a pretty good job of passing as a boy, though she's a little over-reliant on comedy mugging at times.
04/06/06
Implausible as she is, her voice-changing, artificial guy-speak, and penchant for causing fights makes the whole film fun and watchable.
04/04/06
Its kooky hybrid of slapstick gender jokes already had whiskers on ’em in Shakespeare’s day.
04/01/06
Up until the last 10 minutes or so, I hated everything about this movie.
03/31/06
One of the charms of this romantic teen comedy is its speed: even its sex change is a remarkably carefree, no-fuss event.
03/31/06
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