good rainy afternoon flick

Rating: Null/10 (29 April 2006)

This is not the sort of movie I would usually see if left to myself but my 11 year old wanted to go to the movies and this was the only one coming up when we got there. So glad I went! We both enjoyed it immensely. My son squirmed in embarrassment a number of times when Viola/Sebastian came close to being caught out, or when his mother laughed too loudly (if you're a mum you know how easily you can embarrass your kids...but you don't care!). I was intrigued to see that it was based on Twelth Night so I did a little net-research and was pleasantly surprised to see how well the producers took an old theme and reworked it. It will be in our DVD collection when it comes out in the shops...ideal to put in on a rainy afternoon when you want some light-hearted fun. And I don't really think you ever get too old to enjoy a teen flick...somehow it only seems like yesterday even if in reality it was decades ago!