Viola's soccer team gets cut. She then pretends to be her twin brother to beat the boys team who wouldn't let her play with them.

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2014)

She's the Man is a hysterical romantic comedy that was released in 2006. The audience was geared towards young preteen and teenage girls. As a preteen myself around the time the movie was released She's the Man was one of the first PG-13 movies I was allowed to see. The main character, Viola, is played by Amanda Bynes, who at the time was a very successful and popular actress. This created popularity for the movie before it even premiered. A well- picked cast can make or break a movie. In this movie the cast makes a huge difference by giving life to the story in ways that other actors could not. The movie also ties into a play written by one of the most famous authors in history and has a soundtrack with some songs still play on the radio today. To make the movie even more interesting it correlates with another story. According to the article "She's the Man vs. Twelfth Night" throughout the entire movie references are made to Shakespeare's play The Twelfth Night. The two stories are alike in many but also differ in a few. The main similarities come from the names of characters and places, but are also found in the plot. Some of the names that appear in both the movie and the play are Viola, Sebastian, Duke, Olivia, Malvolio, Cesario, Andrew, Toby, Antonio, Illyria, and Cornwall. In both Viola and Sebastian are twins, but they play different roles in the movie and play. Duke Orsino in the movie relates to the Duke of Illyria in the play. Duke Orsino is the captain of the men's soccer team at Illyria and leads like the Duke of Illyria does in the play. Olivia is caught in the middle of a love triangle very similar in both the movie and the play ("She's the Man vs. Twelfth"). One quote that sums up the love interests in this film is, ""Everybody has a secret Duke wants Olivia, who likes Sebastian, who is really Viola, whose brother is dating Monique, so she hates Olivia, who's with Duke to make Sebastian jealous, who is really Viola, who's crushing on Duke, who thinks she's a guy " ("She's the Man – Film"). Also, in both the movie and film Olivia's lover needs help to win her attention. In the end of both stories though Duke ends up with Viola and Sebastian ends up with Olivia. Cesario is the name of Viola in the play, but the name of a popular pizza joint in the movie. Other little references like this one are made in the film; such as, on a billboard at the Illyria for the upcoming production of the What You Will, which is another name for The Twelfth Night. The names Andrew and Toby are used for Duke's soccer friends in the film and as someone who love Olivia and Olivia's uncle in the play respectively. Viola and Sebastian are from a country called Cornwall in the play and move to Illyria where the play is set. In the film they transfer schools from Cornwall to Illyria to make the exact same move as in the play. All of these similarities between the two in both names and the plot create a dynamic that would add any film.
According to IMDb many different writers and artists composed the soundtrack of the film. Some of the more popular songs featured on the sound track are "No Sleep Tonight", "Hey Sexy Lady", "Barbie Girl", "Dirty Little Secret", and "Move Along". "No Sleep Tonight" ("Soundtracks"). "No Sleep Tonight" plays in the opening scene to get the movie going and pumps up the viewers. The rest of the songs played throughout the movie are also used to pull at the viewer's emotions. Also Sebastian's lyrics are used in the movie and quoted a few times (She's the Man). Many of these songs have been used in other successful films trough the years and are still relevant today. "Dirty Little Secret" by The All American Rejects still can be heard on radio stations today. She's the Man is a movie I would recommend for anyone to watch. Even though the audience is aimed at a younger generation of girls I feel that most anyone could find something for him or her to get out of it. With the references to Shakespeare's The Twelfth Night it would also be a great movie to consider using in a learning environment. The casting, comedy, and soundtrack all mesh together in perfect collaboration to form a very enjoyable piece of art.