She's The Man (2006)
Rated PG-13 for language
Starring Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum,
Directed by Andy Fickman
Written By William Shakespeare. Sort of.
Return to those thrilling days of yesterday when Amanda Bynes hadn't lost her mind yet...
The Story:
If you've read Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, get ready to see it turned on its ear. If you haven't, you're about to get the general idea of the play, but with a modern twist. Viola (Bynes) is a girl soccer player whose school cuts girls soccer! She wants to join the boys team, but they reject the idea of a female playing with the guys. So she hatches a plan to take her twin brother Sebastian's (James Kirk) place at a rival school. She dudes up and ends up rooming with Duke (Tatum). Naturally, a love triangle ensues because Duke has eyes for Olivia Laura Ramsey) but she won't give him the time of day...she's got eyes only for Sebastian (Bynes!) and Sebastian ... Viola... is totally falling for Duke!
Let the madcappery ensue!
This movie is flat out funny, from start to finish.
Wisely, they take the basic premise of Shakespeare's work, and keep that, but jettison the language with the update to the modern setting.
No offense, but every Shakespeare update that goes modern age, yet keeps the language never works for me.
But, update the work, keep the ideas/plot/characters... it seems to work.
It may just be me, but that's my story, and I'm sticking to it!
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| Must Look Away From the Tatum! |
Yes, I watch this movie, and then I just sit back and sigh.
So much potential from Ms. Bynes, and it seems to go off the rails into a trainwreck of life.
Thankfully, we'll always have the movies.
All of the supporting characters are great character actors who support the story perfectly. Vinnie Jones is great as the soccer coach who brings Sebastian up to the main team by watching the effort put forth by a former second stringer.
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| I Could Kill You With Me Bare 'ands... |
David Cross is hilarious as Gold, the absent minded headmaster, and really, the movie is just filled with comedic gems from start to finish.
The cast and writers make Shakespeare's comedy of identity swap work wonderfully on so many levels.
The fun revelation of course, is Channing Tatum. This is before he was Channing Tatum! It's his first co-starring role, as Step Up was on the horizon when this came out.
But Tatum is hilarious as the jock who Viola pines for, and his sense of comedic timing is exceptional.
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| Channing Tatum: Tampon Spokesman |
The kid's got a future in Hollywood.
:)
Good for a laugh any, and every, time it hits the DVD player.
Final Grade: A
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I would say this gets played at least once a year in the house, and I do own it.
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