She's the Man (Widescreen Edition)
by Andy Fickman
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Actor: Amanda Bynes, Channing Tatum, David Cross, Laura Ramsey, Vinnie JonesDirector: Andy Fickman
Brand: BYNES,AMANDA
Producer: Ewan Leslie
Writer: Ewan Leslie
Producer: Gary Lucchesi
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer: Marty P. Ewing
Writer: Karen McCullah Lutz
Writer: Kirsten Smith
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
Published: 2006-06-01
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-27
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Dreamworks Video
DVD Reviews of She's the Man (Widescreen Edition)
DVD Review: "Twelfth Night" set in a high school, but with more nudity in the soccer game than usual
Summary: 4 Stars
When it comes to thinking outside of the box on the plays of William Shakespeare, I am inclined to point back to 1936 when the Federal Theater Projects assigned Orson Welles to direct a project in Harlem. Welles mounted a production of "Macbeth" set in Haiti at the court of King Henri Christophe that was wildly successful. After World War II on the other side of the world Akira Kurosawa did his own versions of "Macbeth" and "King Lear," as "Throne of Blood" and "Ran" respectively. Then we come to a pivotal moment in the history of Shakespeare when the musical "West Side Story," written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), which took "The Tragedy of Romeo & Juliet" and turned the family strife between the Montaques and the Capulets into a turf ware on the lower east side of New York City between the Jets and the Sharks. True, "Kiss Me Kate took "The Taming of the Shrew" and made it part of a musical in a musical, but "West Side Story" was important because it was the movie that said Shakespeare is for kids.
That is why in recent years we have seen both Shakespearean tragedies like "Othello" and comedies such as "The Taming of the Shrew," set in the world of teenage angst in the films "O)" and "10 Things I Hate About You." In addition to both of those films having Julia Stiles as the female lead, they were both relatively serious films, at least in terms of pretending they took place in the realm world. But "She's the Man" is a version of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" that is totally willing to play up the comedy, going more for slapstick (although the catfight in the ladies room between the three principle young women in the cast is rather violent slapstick). So this really gets beyond the tongue in cheek stage.
If you know "Twelfth Night" then you will be able to figure this one out. If not, the film's tagline explains it all: "Duke (Channing Tatum) wants Olivia (Laura Ramsey) who likes Sebastian (James Kirk) who is really Viola (Amanda Bynes) whose brother is dating Monique (Alex Breckenridge) so she hates Olivia (Laura Ramsey) who's with Duke (Channing Tatum) to make Sebastian (James Kirk) jealous who is really Viola (Amanda Bynes) who's crushing on Duke (Channing Tatum) who thinks she's a guy..." So basically it is a love story complicated by mistaken identity, which for most of the film involves three people being four until the fourth shows up and helps everything work out. The screenplay by Ewan Leslie, Karen McCullah Lutz and Kristen Smith is able to streamline things a bit by having Viola pretend to be her brother Sebastian, instead of pretending to be a boy named Cesario (which is now the name of a pizza joint), so that when Sebastian shows up people think he is Sebastian, which he is, only not the Sebastian they know that is really Viola, and not Cesario, whom he is not.
The other key change is that Shakespeare did not write about football (what we Yanks call soccer), which is what Viola plays. But Cornwall High cuts its girls soccer team and she is not allowed to try out for the boys team, she decides the only thing to do is to take advantage of her brother's quick trip to London to play music to go to his school, Illyria, and make their boys soccer team so when they play Cornwall, she can beat them and show them (which, in more than one way, she does). This is a world where the adults stay mostly out of the way, and I was going to say that with Viola and Sebastian's mom (Julie Hagerty) and Principal Gold (David Cross) that this was sort of like the Charlie Brown world where the grownups just make noise, except Vinnie Jones shows up to play Coach Dinklage, and I dare any of you to tell him what he says is meaningless.
This is a fun movie. Bynes is not trying too hard, which is what is just what is needed for the role at the center of "She's the Man." If she tried any less, then it would just be total silliness from start to finish. But if she tried any harder then we would have to deal with the obvious fact that she does not look like a boy and that her Sebastian is a lot shorter than the real Sebastian. On stage when you see "Twelfth Night" performed this is always the case, but we go along with that, so certainly a movie that is based on it deserves the same consideration. Fortunately Bynes is still associated much more with Nickelodeon than the tabloids so her aura of innocence and inherent likeability allow us to enjoy the nonsense and just go ahead for the ride. It will be some time before we get around to the likes of "Titus Andronicus" set in a high school, but you know the day is coming, so lighthearted fare such as ""She's the Man" is a fun movie to watch in the meantime.
Description of She's the Man (Widescreen Edition)
Amanda Bynes proves that girls can do anything guys can do in She?s the Man. The laughs are non-stop when Viola (Bynes), disguised as her twin brother, Sebastian (James Kirk), joins the high school boys? soccer team and helps win the big game while unexpectedly falling for Duke (Channing Tatum) the hot star forward. Viola discovers that dealing with high school politics and twisted love triangles is a major challenge when you?re a guy who?s really a girl! She?s the Man features an ensemble cast of up and coming stars and hit songs from OK-Go, The Veronicas & the F-ups. It?s perfect for good-time summer fun!Shakespearean comedy and American high school are a match made in heaven--or Hollywood, at any rate. Somehow the exaggerated emotions and budding hormones of adolescence are perfectly suited to Shakespeare's twisty plots, and She's the Man is a perfect example. Viola (Amanda Bynes, What a Girl Wants) is furious when she learns that her high school, Cornwall, has cut the girl's soccer team--so furious that she takes advantage of her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk, Final Destination 2) skipping town for a few weeks to take his place at his school, Illyria, so she can join the soccer team there. But her disguise as her brother leads to complications when she falls in love with her soccer-playing roommate and the girl he's in love with falls in love with "Sebastian"... Bynes may not be entirely persuasive as a high school boy, but she's got the charm and sprightliness to make the audience follow her anyway. The clever script walks a fine balance, treating the situation realistically enough to make Viola's efforts matter, but zipping along quickly enough that we don't worry too much about the details. As Duke and Olivia--the other two parts of the love triangle--Channing Tatum and Laura Ramsey combine sex appeal with engaging sweetness; the excellent supporting cast includes David Cross (Arrested Development), Julie Hagerty (Airplane!), and former British soccer star Vinnie Jones (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels). All in all, a delightful bit of fun. --Bret Fetzer
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