[...] is something innately funny about a man trying to act like a woman (recall "Some Like It Hot" and "Tootsie") or women masquerading as men (many instances, of course, in Shakespeare and more recently in the films "Victor/Victoria" and "Connie and Carla"). Yet "She's the Man" fails to exploit the myriad comedic possibilities, settling instead for broad, unconvincing slapstick aimed at 12-year-olds and gags Shakespeare would have rejected as ancient. The DreamWorks Pictures release will appeal to young girls, which should give "She's the Man" a couple of good weeks in theaters.

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