She's the Man

Rating: 5/10 (9 March 2009)

The title speaks for itself, and I had heard of it plenty times, and with the female star of Big Fat Liar, I was certain to try this modernisation of Shakespeare's Twelth Night. Basically Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) gets her soccer team cancelled, and being passionate for the game wants to join the boys team, but they refuse. So when Viola finds out her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) is sneaking to London for a music tour, she decides to disguise herself as him to get into the boy's soccer team. It takes a little while for the boys to like "him" and accept "him" into the team, but soon enough "he" is one of the best players. Things get complicated when a girl fellow player Duke (Channing Tatum) likes falls for Viola as Sebastian, and out of disguise Viola falls for Duke. It was obvious the real Sebastian was going to come back, and in a big soccer match the confusion ensues, but the game is won, and everything returns to normal with the right people getting together. Also starring Laura Ramsey as Olivia, Vinnie Jones as Coach Dinklage, Airplane! actress Julie Hagerty as Daphne, David Cross as Principal Gold, Jonathan Sadowski as Paul, Robert Hoffman as Justin, Alexandra Breckenridge as Monique and Amanda Crew as Kia. It may not witty or funny as other cross-dressing comedies, but Byrnes is a great young lead actress, and it is quite a watchable film. Worth watching!