YMMV / She's the Man

• Alternate Character Interpretation: When Viola's gender is revealed before the winning championship game, Duke stops talking to her. Is it because he felt that she lied to him about some things while under the guise of Sebastian? Or is because he was conflicted about still having feelings for her — only while she was under the guise of Sebastian?
• Cult Classic: Fans love the movie for its modern retelling of a Shakespeare play, and the fact that Amanda Bynes is the star just adds another reason as to why so many are devoted to the movie.
• Fan-Preferred Couple: Most fanfiction about this film on Archive of Our Own has Viola and Olivia ending up together rather than with their respective love interests, Duke and Sebastian. This is mostly due to flirting and build-up occurring between them rather than between Olivia and Sebastian. It also stems from fans feeling that Viola and Olivia have more chemistry than Duke and Viola.
• Harsher in Hindsight: Amanda Bynes being in the lead role as a Sweet Polly Oliver becomes a whole lot less entertaining when it came to light that she was constantly criticized by executives behind the scenes for her appearance growing up, with this movie where she plays someone passing off as a boy being one of the catalysts of her Creator Breakdown later on down the line.
• Ho Yay:
  • Some of Duke and Sebastian/Viola's bonding scenes come off as falling in love scenes. While she's still in the guise of Sebastian.
  • Olivia and Viola, of course. Yeah, Olivia ends up with Sebastian in the end, but all that flirting, chemistry, and affection was between her and Viola, not him.
• LGBT Fanbase: Just like the play that inspired it, this movie holds a special place for many queer audiences, due to all the blurred gender lines, Homoerotic Subtext, and bunking of traditional gender roles.