Amanda Bynes, she can do comedy, and that's rare

Rating: 8/10 (24 July 2006)

There's a jewel in this film, and rarely enough in this type of movies, is the lead. Amanda Bynes is so good playing a man that you forget is her, and really think is a dorky, effeminate man. Weird? you bet, but is also brilliant. Bynes is one of a couple of good promising actors out there, and if she get at least one good role, she will score big time. One other thing about her is her ability to be funny, and believable, and that's so rare, you don't see that anymore. She have this natural comedic ability that is amazing she is 20, look like she's been around for a long time. Maybe she was. Aside that, the fans of the beautiful game will not buy this one. They could have put a little more effort in making the game in the end believable, specially with Vinnie Jones, a former wales international football player, in the role of the coach. I just think that a penalty kick to the bar, back to one's player header and back to the kicker just in time for a flipping' kick and the net, is just too much, but maybe is me. I love football too much to see it like that, a mockery. But then i think, i just saw the best comedic performer in a long time, and i just past that issue, and have fun, because that is the point of the movie, a point that many people have forgotten. The performance of bynes is refreshing, and maybe a mature role (that according to this page, wouldn't happen at least until next year) in a funny mature movie will be the best for her and we will see the promise that this movie brings. This movie have some gaps, that's true, but little Amanda fills them. Just imagine her without the gaps. You see it? i do, in the future.