She's the Man
Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for Sebastian! As if that were not enough, Viola's twin returns from London ahead of schedule but has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.
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- Cast:
- Amanda Bynes , Channing Tatum , Laura Ramsey , Vinnie Jones , David Cross , Julie Hagerty , Robert Hoffman
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Simply Perfect
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
I don't know if anyone realized it, but this movie is a rom-com, but it is not the same story as other rom-coms. I liked the plot because it was surprising and spontaneous. So, if you want to have relax with some kind of different rom-com, then watch this.
This came out when Amanda Bynes was at her peak and I remember watching the Amanda Show at the time, but somehow I didn't even realize this film existed until a few years ago. It was your classic color by the numbers teen comedy, that wasn't bad since it did follow those tropes heavily. It got a few laughs out of me, but is more of a Saturday night TV movie.
The funniest part about this movie, is that... I think they people making the movie thought they were being progressive by making a movie about a "girl who isn't that girl-y"...? The sexism, heteronormativity, and gender binaries displayed in this movie made me cringe all the way though. Shakespeare's version was written 400 years ago, and is far less sexist and offensive. The dialog and interactions are completely unrealistic, and yet the plot is entirely predictable. Watched when it came out when I was in high school, and I remembered being amused at the idea of using tampons for nose bleeds. Somehow, I blocked out the rest of the movie and decided to watch again. Oops.
Amanda Bynes plays Viola a tomboy who loves playing soccer. But when her team is no longer doing soccer anymore only for the guys,Viola decides to disguise herself as her twin brother Sebastian. Problems arise however when a girl that goes to High School with Sebastian falls for her as Sebastian and Viola done up like Sebastian falls for for Duke(Channing Tatum).But will Viola ever reveal her real identity to the guys??Overall it was hilarious and a good movie to watch on a lazy afternoon. Im not a fan of cross-dressing movies but I enjoyed it. Bynes is hilarious in any movie she's in and it was a pleasure to watch it.Check it out and see what you think of it.