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She's The Man (2006)

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From Time Out London

It’s ‘Twelfth Night’, but not as we know it: this Viola is a modern-day tomboy teen who poses as her twin brother Sebastian at his new school. The object is to play football; the icing on the cake is the hunky roommate, Duke. Of course, Duke thinks she’s a guy, and there’s nothing gay about this jock, so the familiar tale of romantic misunderstandings plays out. But while Shakespeare’s comic structure provides a witty basis for the film, it’s underused: Malvolio is reduced to the name of a character’s pet spider and many of the complicated subplots are dispensed with. As ‘Sebastian’, Amanda Bynes is no Felicity Huffman: her exaggerated swagger and faux macho street-talk are more embarrassing than amusing and stretch the film’s already shaky credibility (who would mistake her for any boy, let alone her very non-identical twin?). There are bursts of surreal humour – mostly thanks to David Cross’s bewilderingly friendly headmaster – but this remains an uneven comedy most likely to appeal to excitable adolescents unfamiliar with the work of the Bard.

Author: Anna Smith 2006-04-04 11:05:21

Time Out London Issue 1859: April 5-12 2006

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  • nur said...
    Posted on Sep 23 2008 04:23 the film is very interesting n i seen it 3 times in a day as it 's dialogue is very good,I want to get laura ramsey email address nwant to communicate with her ,I am her fan and it's my favorites actress.if laura u read this can u give me your email address plz ,i wana chat with u
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  • sasha said...
    Posted on Jan 22 2008 07:16 i loved the movie i watched it over and over again it was really good definetly one of my faves and she wasn't meant to completely look completely like a boy obviously who ever wrote that review doesn't understand the comedy i loved it1
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She's The Man

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Cast & crew

Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ewan Leslie

Cast: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, Robert Hoffman, Alex Breckenridge, Julie Hagerty, David Cross full cast

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Duration: 105 mins

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