cute, kept my interest

Rating: 8/10 (26 March 2006)

while loosely based on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"... Even though Shakespeare would probably have cringed, this movie was cute, showed some very attractive young women and kept my interest for the full film. Don't look for anything substantial but be prepared to be delighted with this light, funny and enjoyable teen gender bender. Amanda Bynes is corny but at the same time endearing and is very nice to look at...very attractive, would have liked to see the "gender check" done more explicitly. I would recommend this movie as a "lighten up" type of experience. If you go into it with an "airy" attitude and not be a Grinch, you will find it a treat. Come to think of it, i guess Will Shakespeare might have like it because "Twelfth Night" too, was light and airy if a wee bit more "good art". Have fun.