She's the Man - totally my type!

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Movie
German title She's the Man - totally my type!
Original title She's the man
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2006
length 102 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Andy Fickman
script Ewan Leslie ,
Karen McCullah ,
Kirsten Smith
production Ewan Leslie,
Lauren Shuler Donner
music Nathan Wang
camera Greg Gardiner
cut Michael Jablow
occupation

She's the Man - totally my type! is an American comedy film from 2006.

action

The film is an idiosyncratic interpretation of Shakespeare's "What you want". Viola Hastings comes from a well-to-do family and - to the displeasure of her mother - plays football at Cornwall school . Since the girls' team is disbanded, she tries to get a place with the boys, but is rejected. Her friend Justin, the goalkeeper of the Cornwall team, speaks out against her as well.

When she learns that her twin brother Sebastian is going to London with his band for two weeks , she takes on his role. She disguises herself as a boy to play on the Illyria Preparatory team. She doesn't make it into the first team at first. But then “Sebastian” impresses the teammates by “he” flirts with several attractive women. In chemistry class, "Sebastian" meets Olivia, whom "his" roommate Duke Orsino also has an eye on. “Sebastian” arranges a date between the two of them and receives additional soccer training as a reward, with which “he” still makes it into the first team.

But Viola gradually falls in love with Duke, while Olivia takes a liking to "Sebastian". The situation becomes even more complicated when the real Sebastian returns from London and Olivia kisses him. There is jealousy and arguments. Inadvertently, Sebastian, who is not talented in football, runs into the prestigious game against Cornwall. Malcolm and Sebastian's ex-girlfriend Monique point out to the director of Illyria Preparatory that "Sebastian" is a girl, but Sebastian proves the opposite in the middle of the field. In the second half, Viola secretly takes over her brother's position. After an argument on the pitch, she comes out as a girl. But she is accepted by her teammates because of her good performance and leads her team to victory.

In the end, Sebastian and Olivia come together as well as Viola and Duke. Viola appears with Duke at the debutante ball.

background

According to the producers, the film is based on William Shakespeare's comedy What you want . There are several parallels between the play and the film. The names of the main characters (Viola, Sebastian, Olivia, Duke Orsino) are the same. Several other names from the Shakespeare comedy appear in the film: Malvolio as the name of Malcolm's tarantula (incorrectly translated as tarantula in the German language ), festivals as Malcolm's last name, Valentine as Monique's last name, and Andrew and Toby as Duke's friends and Maria as Olivias Girlfriend (at Shakespeare Olivia's maid). Shakespeare's comedy is set in Illyria (Illyria). There are also some parallels in the plot and allusions to the original title Twelfth Night .

Reviews

James Berardinelli wrote on ReelViews that not much was left of the Shakespeare play that served as the model. He criticized the script and praised the portrayal of Amanda Bynes, which has screen presence. Berardinelli also wrote that the film was neither smart enough nor funny enough to interest anyone but the teenage girls.

Carina Chocano wrote in the Los Angeles Times on March 17, 2006 that the film was sweet what viewers won. The comedy is "good-natured".

Roger Ebert wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on March 17, 2006 that he did not find the story credible for a second. He described the portrayal of Amanda Bynes as "she achieves greatness".

Awards

Channing Tatum and the film won the Teen Choice Award in 2006 . Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum were also nominated in another category for the Teen Choice Award.

production

The comedy was shot in British Columbia , Canada . The film was released in the USA on March 17, 2006, in Germany it was shown on September 21, 2006. Production costs amounted to approximately 20 million US dollars . The gross profit in the US through May 28, 2006 was 33.7 million US dollars, worldwide it brought in 57.1 million US dollars.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Certificate of Release for She's the Man - Totally my type! Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2006 (PDF; test number: 107 189 V / DVD / UMD).
  2. ↑ Film review by James Berardinelli
  3. ^ Film review by Carina Chocano
  4. ^ Film review by Roger Ebert
  5. ↑ Filming locations for She's the Man - Totally my type!
  6. ↑ Release info for She's the Man - Full of my type!
  7. ↑ Box office / business for She's the Man - Just my type!