| Overall: | B- |
|---|---|
| Violence: | B- |
| Sexual Content: | B- |
| Language: | B- |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | A |
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| Video Release: | 17 Jul 2006 |
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Why Is She’s the Man Rated PG-13?
A twin boy and girl lie to their parents about what they are doing over a two-week period, forming the concept for this film. No consequences are included for their dishonesty. After the teenaged girl decides to attend school as her brother, she resides in a boy’s dorm. Jokes about tampons and other mild sexual comments are made. Later, she and her brother prove their gender by exposing their bodies at a soccer game (no nudity is shown). Confrontations result in depictions of hand-to-hand violence between males and females—again with no consequences. Mild profanities and a crass term used to identify a woman are heard.
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About the Reviewer: Rod Gustafson
Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
