Andy Fickman
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From Katharine Hepburn's bizarre early disaster Sylvia Scarlett on, the concept of girls being boys never really seems to take onscreen.
One recalls the line from that "Tootsie" about how far a camera on a New York set should be pulled back so that Dustin Hoffman's Dorothy might look attractive; "how do you feel about Cleveland" came the reply.
Some Like It Hot, Tootsie and La Cage Aux Folles are but three triumphant comic examples of cinematic cross-dressing, but it's an undeniable fact that male-to-female gambits always seem to work better than female-to-male.
The cross-dressing antics can't compete with anything in "Tootsie," "Mrs.
I excitedly flocked to Tim Blake Nelson's O and Gil Junger's 10 Things I Hate About You , high school movies paying tribute to "Othello" and "The Taming of the Shrew", respectively.
And on its own, the movie makes as much sense as the deservedly forgotten, Menaechmi-induced Big Business , starring Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin and Bette Midler and Lily Tomlin.
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
Directed by Ivan Reitman
influenced Playing with Fire (2019), The Game Plan (2007)
Plot
Playing with Fire isn't nearly as quotable or memorable as Arnold's Kindergarten Cop , but the cast has enough comedic chemistry to keep families entertained.
Following a similar “muscle-man behemoth looks after little children” path of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Kindergarten Cop and Dwayne Johnson in Tooth Fairy , Cena tries his best to elevate Playing With Fire above the doldrums of its woeful screenplay.
A family comedy in the same vein of Kindergarten Cop and The Pacifier, The Game Plan casts Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as Joe Kingman - a star quarterback whose fast-paced lifestyle is thrown for a loop after his illegitimate (and previously unknown) eight-year-old daughter arrives on his doorstop.
Julie Hagerty ("Airplane!") plays Viola's mom, a girly girl obsessed with all things debutante despite her jock daughter's nature and "Arrested Development's" David Cross is the overly friendly Principal Gold, a clueless social pyriah.
Among the supporting players, Emily Perkins ("Ginger Snaps") is notable for as the dorky girl, named Eunice of course, who blossoms.
Shaking up Shakespeare is hardly a new idea, and sometimes an unusual treatment of one of the Bard's works can turn out to be both enjoyable and insightful (such as Ian McKellen's transferring of "Richard III" to 1930s England, or Baz Luhrmann's robust "Romeo and Juliet").
Ten years after "Romeo + Juliet" started the trend of making over Shakespeare in today's teenage world ("10 Things I Hate About You" and "O" followed), teen sensation Amanda Bynes (TV's "What I Like About You") takes a crack at one of the Bard's gender bending roles with bland results.
A "Twelfth Night" for tweens, "She's the Man" sounds like promising fun: It's another Shakespearean update written by the duo who deftly turned "The Taming of the Shrew" into "10 Things I Hate About You."
Ten years after "Romeo + Juliet" started the trend of making over Shakespeare in today's teenage world ("10 Things I Hate About You" and "O" followed), teen sensation Amanda Bynes (TV's "What I Like About You") takes a crack at one of the Bard's gender bending roles with bland results.
Clueless was a cool makeover of Jane Austen's Emma, Cruel Intentions took on Choderlos de Laclos' eighteenth century novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, and 10 Things I Hate About You set Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew in high schoool.
A breezy farce adapted from Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" by first-time screenwriter Ewan Leslie and Karen McCullah and Kirsten Smith ("10 Things I Hate About You" and "Legally Blonde"), "She's the Man" is so good-natured, and its cast seems to enjoy itself so thoroughly, that the total annihilation of disbelief it requires winds up feeling like a reasonable enough request.
Think O , "Get Over It" or "10 Things I Hate About You", the latter of which was written by "She's the Man" screenwriters Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith.
Writers Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith helped pen this script -- this being the duo who wrote "10 Things I Hate About You," a movie filmed in Seattle and Tacoma and based on "The Taming of the Shrew."
Some Like It Hot, Tootsie and La Cage Aux Folles are but three triumphant comic examples of cinematic cross-dressing, but it's an undeniable fact that male-to-female gambits always seem to work better than female-to-male.
The movie is really all about the relationship of the unlikely couple, and the actors are the most appealing element of the film: Whitman (Arrested Development) is ebullient and engaging as a contrary figure and Amell does well as the sensitive jock, although he doesn't quite reach the benchmark set by Channing Tatum in She's the Man.
Although her disguise -- a Beatles wig, a voice that sounds like Napoleon Dynamite on Novocain and some exaggerated macho posturing -- is even less convincing than Martin Lawrence's get-up in "Big Momma's House," it scarcely matters since most of her Illyria classmates look like they're well on their way out of their 20s.
Some Like It Hot, Tootsie and La Cage Aux Folles are but three triumphant comic examples of cinematic cross-dressing, but it's an undeniable fact that male-to-female gambits always seem to work better than female-to-male.
In addition to the aforementioned Dustin Hoffman and Robin Williams starrers, the underappreciated likes of 1992's "Ladybugs," 2002's " Sorority Boys ," and 2006's " She's the Man " have all been formidable entries within the gender-bending subgenre.
Add a dash of Flight of the Navigator and Race to Witch Mountain and you have a formula for a fantastic movie night.
"She's the Man" doesn't attempt to redefine the genre, in the manner of, say, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
Alan is reminiscent of Tatum’s “She’s the Man” character, Duke, with his endearing ineptness.
Tatum’s the real revelation, however, returning to the himbo comedic roots that made him such a winning romantic lead in his breakout turn in the 2006 teen comedy, "She’s The Man." To varying degrees, most of Tatum’s roles since then have taken advantage of the contrast between his hunky good lucks and his inherent puppy dog charm.
"Paul" isn't particularly peppy so much as slight and laid-back, and it only loses more steam by the third act as Blythe Danner (2010's " Little Fockers ") enters the frame as a woman from Paul's past and Sigourney Weaver (2010's " You Again ") finally shows her face for a wasted climactic walk-on.
Pero también es el responsable de barbaridades como The Lone Ranger y Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 .
In supporting turns, Kristin Chenoweth (2008's " Four Christmases ") stands out in a role that feels tailor-made for her?that of over-the-top, southern-fried wedding planner Georgia King?and Betty White (2009's " The Proposal ") typically classes things up further as barb-slinging Grandma Bunny.
The cast also includes Betty White in a small role as Marni's grandmother, but her presence feels like an afterthought to capitalize on the actress' career resurgence after last summer's hit The Proposal.