Ameriatch
One of the best films i have seen
Pacionsbo
Absolutely Fantastic
Cissy Évelyne
It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
tylasya
No seriously, if you think about it, its basically the legend of Mulan. She dresses like a guy to join a "group" that is fighting/competing agaisn't other "groups" (soccer). Than a boy starts going like, maybe I'm bi. Oh lol she's a girl, I'm a bit relieved. Well at least that's what the original story of Mulan was like before Disney attempted it.
Kirpianuscus
like each film for teenagers, the fun is the basic purpose. and, in this case, the mission accomplished is the right definition. because Amanda Bynes is fantastic and Channing Tatum did a great job. and , sure, David Cross gives the perfect spice. the references to Shakespeare, the holes of credibility of entire story, the crazy humor, the nice hypothesis, the lovely music, all are pieces of a seductive film, charming scene by scene, easy but perfect for entertainment. so, a teenager movie. one of the most charming.
Python Hyena
She's the Man (2006): Dir: Andy Fickson / Cast: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie Jones, James Kirk: Tired misfire about gender identities. When the female soccer team is cut, star player Amanda Bynes disguises herself as her twin brother who is off to London for a music presentation. As predicted, she struggles to adapt to her male teammates and we can sense the ending an hour before it has arrived. Director Andy Fickson pulls off fine soccer action but the screenplay offers nothing new and feels content on presenting elements that have been done to death. Bynes is pleasant but she deserves better material to exercise her comic talent. The fact that she looks no more like a male than Barbra Streisand in Yentl also doesn't help. Channing Tatum is featured as the standard love interest football player. It will shock no one that he and Bynes hook up. Other roles are flat including Laura Ramsey who crushes on Bynes's male side, as if that was a surprise. Vinnie Jones plays the standard bad ass coach who feels the need to be loud and forceful. James Kirk plays the twin brother of Bynes and one could say that he was switching places so that he could flee the set. Bynes may be the man here but she wasn't backed by one who could write a decent screenplay or present an idea worth writing about. Instead, this film should be kicked harder than the soccer ball. Score: 2 / 10
watchedthismovie
The funniest part about this movie, is that... I think they people making the movie thought they were being progressive by making a movie about a "girl who isn't that girl-y"...? The sexism, heteronormativity, and gender binaries displayed in this movie made me cringe all the way though. Shakespeare's version was written 400 years ago, and is far less sexist and offensive. The dialog and interactions are completely unrealistic, and yet the plot is entirely predictable. Watched when it came out when I was in high school, and I remembered being amused at the idea of using tampons for nose bleeds. Somehow, I blocked out the rest of the movie and decided to watch again. Oops.
