A surprisingly mature and touching film that makes a welcome break from the banality of so many teenage movies

Rating: 8/10 (18 December 2006)

Before this film i had never heard of Amanda Bynes and so didn't think that i would be that interested in her acting abilities or the film. However, after seeing She's the Man i think that she is a genuine talent who has an impressive sense of comedy timing. The film is also much better than i thought it would be. Though the film never quite escapes its teenage urges it does manage to raise itself above most other teenage movies. The section of the film where Bynes becomes Sebastion, her teenage brother,is especially impressive and unlike American pie the film never uses this transformation and the problems it brings as an excuse for just simply gross out comedy. The rest of the cast is fine (even our own Vinny Jones is watchable)and the script is incredibly sharp. However, it is Bynes who inevitably steals the show with her comedy timing and her amazing facial expression's. If she carries on with film's and performances like this then the future is indeed bright.