What Women Want
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Actor: Ashley Johnson, Delta Burke, Helen Hunt, Lauren Holly, Lisa EdelsteinBrand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
Cinematographer: Dean Cundey
Composer: Alan Silvestri
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 126 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-05-08
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Paramount
Movie Reviews of What Women Want
Movie Review: What Women Don't Want!
Summary: 2 Stars
What Women Want was a smash hit when it was released but this romantic comedy is unfunny and way too long. Mel Gibson gives another solid performance but I just couldn't relate to this film and I am a woman! Helen Hunt was so over-rated when this film was making millions of dollars at the box office but jeez you never hear anything about her anymore, her ship has sailed. This is a movie you rent or borrow from a friend, not worth purchasing!
Summary of What Women Want
A Chicago advertising exec Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) gets a whole new outlook on life when a fluke accident gives him the ability to read women's minds. At first this gift provides Nick with way too much information but he begins to realize that he can use it to good effect especially when it comes to outwitting his new boss Darcy McGuire (Helen Hunt). In spite of his best efforts to finesse Darcy he soon finds himself falling in love and ultimately understanding what women want.System Requirements:Starring: Mel Gibson Judy Greer Sarah Paulson Ana Gasteyer Diana-Maria Riva Lisa Edelstein Loretta Devine Helen Hunt Marisa Tomei Alan Alda Ashley Johnson Mark Feuerstein Lauren Holly Delta Burke and Valerie Perrine. Directed By: Nancy Meyers. Running Time: 90 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Paramount Pictures.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre:?COMEDY Rating:?PG UPC:?097363383840It must've made for a great pitch meeting: Male chauvinist advertising executive gains the ability to hear the thoughts of any woman around him. Add Mel Gibson--as Nick, the divorced "man's man" who can charm almost any woman into bed--and you've got high-concept comedy made in Hollywood heaven, right? Not necessarily. The smartest thing director Nancy Meyers did with What Women Want is dispose of this ludicrous plot contrivance before it wears out its welcome. It's fun to see Mel react to a deafening chorus of female thoughts, but his dubious "gift"--courtesy of an accidental electro-shock in his bathtub--is a mixed blessing for the audience. The women in Nick's life conveniently think in complete sitcom-friendly sentences, and the novelty quickly wears thin.
The movie improves by focusing on the fallout of Nick's predicament. Exploiting his unfair advantage, he sabotages the career of his new boss (Helen Hunt) even as he's falling in love with her; says all the right things to the aspiring actress (Marisa Tomei) who previously spurned his advances; and uses mind reading to curry favor with his 15-year-old daughter (Ashley Johnson). This two-faced scheming isn't malicious, however, and What Women Want is blessed by Gibson's amiably nuanced performance. His graceful riff on Fred Astaire is a dazzling surprise, and as Nick reforms, Gibson takes major credit for whatever depth this movie achieves. After a bit of nonsense, What Women Want has a lot to say about male and female behavior, be it noble or unappealing. It's both amusing and truthful, and that's almost as fun as a glimpse into someone else's brain. --Jeff Shannon
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