She’s the Man (2006)

Amanda Bynes
Channing Tatum
Laura Ramsey
Vinnie Jones
David Cross

Directed by Andy Fickman

Plot: Viola Johnson (Amanda Bynes) had her own good reasons for disguising herself as her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) and enrolling in his place at his new boarding school, Illyria Prep. She was counting on Sebastian being AWOL from school as he tried to break into the music scene in London. What she didn't count on was falling in love with her hot roommate, Duke (Channing Tatum), who in turn only has eyes for the beautiful Olivia (Laura Ramsey).

Review: Since I have kids, I am sometimes forced to watch films I have no interest in. This was one of those films. I felt this was just going to be a bad rehash of the old 80’s film ‘Just One of the Guys’, which I wasn’t a big fan of either. Since there was not much out this week, I figured why not.

I actually find Amanda Bynes to be pretty talented. Not from her sitcom, which I have never seen, but from her early days on her Nickelodeon series ‘The Amanda Show’. For anyone that has never seen it, it’s a kids sketch comedy series similar to Carol Burnett. Amanda showed she could be funny and had talent at a very young age. She’s the Man is actually not a bad film. It’s nothing original or great, but it is funny. All the characters give are somewhat interesting and entertaining. The movie is filled with up and coming young actors, all who could possibly have a bright future. Although this is not a great movie, it is a film that kids and their parents can enjoy together.
 

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