She's the Man Blu-ray Screenshots (Patreon)

Video

Debuting on Blu-ray, Paramount doesn't do much to the master for this presentation. A bit of dirt/dust on occasion barely matters, but the mundane sharpness dries up potential detail upgrades. Softened grain resolves decently via the encode, if to limited effect. Texture wanes even in close, the upgrade from DVD marginal, and mostly reserved to better compression.

It's colorful at least. She's the Man dumps primaries in droves. Sports uniforms glow when on screen. Great saturation coats every frame, grass a brilliant green, flesh tones spot on accurate. For a teen comedy, the aesthetic is Candy Land-esque.

Contrast likewise proves perky and intense. Rather pedestrian cinematography doesn't utilize anything complex, lighting routines bland as to not involve deep shadows too often. When used though, they drop to pure black. In the final scene, those black levels prove themselves during a nighttime meetup.

Audio

The pure mid-'00s soundtrack blows up the dynamic range, loud not skimping on bass. There's a superb dream sequence too, hitting the subwoofer as players slam into each other or hit the ground.

DTS-HD spreads the soundstage a bit when in bars, during parties, and at a carnival. Ambiance isn't spectacular, but sufficient. On the soccer field, some motion runs from fronts to rears where possible. Given the genre, it's more movement than expected.