I'm currently an 18-year-old female uni student living in Scotland. Interests include fashion, music...
I'm currently an 18-year-old female uni student living in Scotland. Interests include fashion, music and literature :)
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I recently purchased this DVD after one of my friend's made me watch her copy, because I loved it so much!
The plot is based on Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night, but is a more modern version with slight changes, obviously! The main character Viola (Amanda Bynes) is desperate to prove she is a good football player after being told she cannot join her school team because she is female. She plots to disguise herself as her twin brother Sebastian and take his place at his new school (whilst he is away with his band) to prove her football skills. She manages to convince everyone she is male (albeit a slightly odd one) - even popular girl Olivia gets a crush on her/him. Viola, however, has fallen for her roommate Duke (Channing Tatum :P ), who has been helping her with her football, but she cannot reveal this due to her disguise. All in all, a rather hilarious comedy, especially when the real Sebastian turns up at the end of the film!
Advantages - having read Twelfth Night before seeing this film, I thought the subtle references towards the original play were quite clever, whilst the film was still kept really modern. If you havent read the play though, the film is still really simple to follow! Another advantage was obviously the comedy factor - there are some hilarious scenes and one-liners! Also, I was rather impressed with how Viola's disguise looked in the film - very similar to the character of her brother, Sebastien, so the film wasn't completely unrealistic and ridiculous. The DVD also has quite a lot of special features, including deleted scenes.
Disadvantages - there weren't many to be honest, but I suppose if you're a huge Shakespeare fan you might not be to impressed with this! It is meant to be light-hearted, rather than taken too seriously.
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