Amarillo College Ranger

Issue date: 10/12/06 Section: Arts & Entertainment

Media Credit: www.movies.com Viola, played by Amanda Bynes, eats at a debutante luncheon in 'Shes the Man.' [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: www.movies.com In 'She's the Man' Amanda Bynes's Viola tries to look like her brother to fill in for him at his school. [Click to enlarge]

She's the Man is about a girl, Viola (played by Amanda Bynes) in high school who is on the soccer team. Just recently, her team has been cut.

So she asks the boys' coach (her former coach) if the girls can try out for the boys' team.

He completely refuses the idea and tells the girls they aren't as good as boys.

Of course, that would make any girl mad, so since her brother, Sebastian, is going to London, Viola decides to take his place at his new school.

Sebastian has been kicked out of local school Cornwall and now has to go to the nearby rival Illyria school.

Viola shows up as a boy at Illyria and tries out for the boys' soccer team.

She eventually makes the first string and shows her skills. She beats her old school, Cornwall.

Viola and her brother Sebastian go through a lot of trials, but in the end, it works out.

I loved the movie.

It made me laugh, get mushy and almost cry.

I had so many emotions, it was ridiculous.

I could completely relate to the movie, because the scenario actually could happen.

I easily took the side of Viola, and I wanted to help her.

The movie takes many turns that I didn't expect, and it kept me on the edge of my seat the majority of the time.

I like the fact that the story jumps right in, because I hate it when a movie takes a long time to get to the point.

I was never left bored during the movie.

My favorite part in the whole film is when Viola makes the final goal to take a game for Illyria.

It shows that girls can be just as good as, or even better than, boys.

It's not fair that guys are assumed always better at everything.

I hate stereotypes. I really love how the movie addresses the issue, and in the end, males and females are treated equally.

The only thing that I don't like about the movie is that the parents are so na've.

In real life, parents never would be like Viola's and Sebastian's.

The part I least like is when Viola is left at her recital alone in the beginning; she looks so sad.

I easily can relate to those feelings, but in the end the scene "makes" the movie, so I wouldn't change it.

I would recommend this movie to guys and girls. It is surprisingly funny and, yes, it does have some mushy parts, but it still doesn't qualify as a "girly movie."

The movie is refreshing and takes your mind off reality for a little while.

It stars Bynes, Channing Tatum, Laura Ramsey, Julie Hagerty, Vinnie Jones, Robert Hoffman and Jonathan Sadowski.

She's the Man is available on DVD. And it isn't expensive.

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