Based loosely on Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night or What You Will", this is teen farce. Viola (Amanda Bynes) is a good soccer player, but her team gets cut. Her brother Sebastian is running away to London with his band for two weeks. So she decides to impersonate him to join the boy's team at Sebastian's new school.

The convoluted Shakespearian love triangle has a bit of fun. Amanda Bynes was still funny back then. She has the mannerisms and comic timing. Amanda definitely needs a shorter haircut to play the boy part. That wig looks really bad. It has Channing Tatum as the hunky soccer player, but he overplays the bumbling part. He looks stupid doing it. It's the lightest of farce. It's all very silly. Reason be damn. It does have a good jokes every once in awhile. This is not going to win any awards, but maybe it'll win a few smiles.

When the Cornwall school cancels the women's soccer team, the player Viola (Amanda Bynes) is absolutely disappointed since the sport is her passion. Then her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) skips class to travel to London to play his songs and Viola disguises herself as if she was Sebastian to join the Illirya soccer team. Viola falls in love for her roommate Duke (Channing Tatum) that has a crush on Olivia Lennox (Laura Ramsey) that feels attracted by the sensitive Sebastian (indeed Viola) that is chased by his girlfriend Monique (Alex Breckenridge). Out of the blue, the real Sebastian anticipates his return from London and he is not aware of the situation and has to play soccer game against Cornwall.

"He's the Man" is a funny and entertaining comedy with a predictable story similar to the 1985 "Just One of the Guys". The cute Amanda Bynes does not look like a boy but her performance is pleasant. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Ela é o Cara" ("She is the Guy")

The title speaks for itself, and I had heard of it plenty times, and with the female star of Big Fat Liar, I was certain to try this modernisation of Shakespeare's Twelth Night. Basically Viola Hastings (Amanda Bynes) gets her soccer team cancelled, and being passionate for the game wants to join the boys team, but they refuse. So when Viola finds out her twin brother Sebastian (James Kirk) is sneaking to London for a music tour, she decides to disguise herself as him to get into the boy's soccer team. It takes a little while for the boys to like "him" and accept "him" into the team, but soon enough "he" is one of the best players. Things get complicated when a girl fellow player Duke (Channing Tatum) likes falls for Viola as Sebastian, and out of disguise Viola falls for Duke. It was obvious the real Sebastian was going to come back, and in a big soccer match the confusion ensues, but the game is won, and everything returns to normal with the right people getting together. Also starring Laura Ramsey as Olivia, Vinnie Jones as Coach Dinklage, Airplane! actress Julie Hagerty as Daphne, David Cross as Principal Gold, Jonathan Sadowski as Paul, Robert Hoffman as Justin, Alexandra Breckenridge as Monique and Amanda Crew as Kia. It may not witty or funny as other cross-dressing comedies, but Byrnes is a great young lead actress, and it is quite a watchable film. Worth watching!