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What Women Want

starring: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda, Ashley Johnson
directed by: Nancy Meyers

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Paramount
EAN: 9780792172604
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0792172604
Label: Paramount
Manufacturer: Paramount
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Paramount
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 08, 2001
Running Time: 127 minutes
Sales Rank: 6676
Studio: Paramount
Theatrical Release Date: 2000



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Product Description:
After an accident a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 01/25/2005 Starring: Mel Gibson Marisa Tomei Run time: 126 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Nancy Meyers

Amazon.com:
It 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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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Review by a Guy who subscribes to the Alphabet of Manliness
First, the bad things: formulaic chick flic. Make that CHICK FLIC. The other bad thing, is Helen Hunt ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - What Women Don't Want!
What Women Want was a smash hit when it was released but this romantic comedy is unfunny and way too long. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Why movies could be too long ...
The movie starts a little emotional. Nick (Mel Gibson) is so arrogant that he doesn't even notice, what people ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Could and should be better.
Romantic comedy in which Mel Gibson stars as a chauvinistic advertising executive who one day after a freak accident ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Hmmm...
Enjoyable but rent it first or buy on sale or second. It is fun but not sure if it is worth full price.

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