Viola Hastings is in a real jam. Complications threaten her scheme to pose as her twin brother, Sebastian, and take his place at a new boarding school. She falls in love with her handsome roommate, Duke, who loves beautiful Olivia, who has fallen for Sebastian! As if that were not enough, Viola's twin returns from London ahead of schedule but has no idea that his sister has already replaced him on campus.
She's the Man has a certain charm and is sure to appeal to tweens, at least the female variety.
– Ruthe Stein,
San Francisco Chronicle,
17 Mar 2006
rotten:
As was proven with 10 Things I Hate about You, it is possible to re-imagine the Bard in a modern high school setting, but She's the Man doesn't do it well.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
17 Mar 2006
rotten:
Mere words cannot convey how awful Bynes is at playing a girl playing a boy.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
20 Mar 2006
rotten:
There I sit, suffering total numbness of body and brain, no longer having to wonder what it might be like to be buried alive in gooey marshmallow.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar 2006
rotten:
A comedy that lacks both the verbal sophistication of its source and the sexual sophistication of its target audience.