Movie Where He Can Read Womens Thoughts
Entertaining and inventive
I wasn't expecting What Women Want to exist as fun as I found information technology. The premise I initially institute rather daft, and some of the subplots are superfluous and drag the film down. However, What Women Want is a pleasant lookout, as information technology has lovely cinematography and the soundtrack has a prissy quality to information technology. The pic is wittily written and sharply directed too, while the story is pretty interesting and unique on the whole, like Nick Marshall'south gift of being able to hear women'south thoughts. The two atomic number 82 performances are excellent, Mel Gibson can be obnoxious like his character but he is too very charming, while Helen Hunt is smashing as his far-from-perfect love involvement. All in all, entertaining and inventive. 8/10 Bethany Cox
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overacting Mel Gibson not funny
Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) is a womanizing ad executive specializing in T&A for men. He thinks he'due south on top of the earth. His ex-married woman is getting remarried, and he'south expecting to be promoted. The problem is his boss Dan (Alan Alda) is losing accounts for women. So Dan hires outsider Darcy Maguire (Helen Hunt) as his superior. Meanwhile his daughter Alex (Ashley Johnson) is staying with him for 2 weeks while her mother honeymoons. And then he accidentally electrocutes himself and hits his head in the bath. When he wakes up, he finds that he can read women's heed.
Nancy Meyers may know the listen of a woman, merely I don't know what she thinks Mel Gibson's character is doing. He is going crazy for no reason. Outset if she wants to take a men's man, why would she accept him beverage scarlet wine, or sentry men's gymnastics? If a straight man lands on men's gymnastics, he would switch channel every bit quickly as possible. And while it'southward great that he listens to ol' Blue Eyes, why is he dancing like Fred Astaire? And why does he go crazy hearing women'south thoughts? He's completely overacting, and Nancy Meyers shouldn't encourage information technology. It is not funny. It's just stupid. He's acting like a BITCH....or MITCH.
And he has to go to a shrink to realize that reading minds is a superpower. All suddenly, he'due south an idiot and a schizo. If you lot can get pass this, Mel calms down and the movie improves. Simply then the concluding dialog is so clunky, that information technology made me wince. I understand what Meyers is trying to practise by switching the gender roles. But a guy would never say that to a woman. So why should Helen Chase say that to Mel Gibson?
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A I Trick Pony
Others take grasped most of what I see as deficient in this film. It is and then unmemorable. The gimmick, of form, is that the Mel Gibson grapheme is suddenly saddled with the "gift" of knowing what women are thinking when he is on the scene. This is fun for a few minutes, just when it pushes two hours, it's fourth dimension for more popcorn. I of the important premises of life is the mystery of not knowing what others think. I tin can't think that anything but sadness tin can come from such realizations, and they do in this film. Gibson does so much mugging for the camera and acts in such a foolish mode that he becomes a buffoon. Of course, we know from his background that he has been "submerged" in women since he was a little male child, but has turned into the consummate jerk: successful and self-centered. When he uses his cognition for his ain gain, he becomes something of a frantic monster. His dear involvement and adversary is actually a expert person who must play hard ball to survive. He is allowed to show a flake of compassion when he becomes interested in the young adult female who he suspects is suicidal, but then goes back to being a featherbrained, erratic, sniveling puppy. Of grade, information technology all works out in the end and all is forgiven. So what?
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an alternative
I am not admirer of contemporary romantic comedies. all seems be embroideries of clichés and the result is so anticipated than to come across a film from this genre could exist divers only equally waste of time. exceptions are existent rare. and What Women Want is one of them. for the idea, for the fashion to develop information technology and for the couple Mel Gibson - Helen Chase. this terminal detail is significant because it represents a expert sketch for the old movies with Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, the merely perfect model for a flick from this genre. a human being discovering the secrets of the women. this is centrality and, surprising, it works. sure, the ordinaries clichés are non lost in the 2nd role. only the moving-picture show remains seductive . and dainty. and cornball. and this is its adept betoken. for be an culling to the too many deadening modest films nearly her and him.
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Peak Max
Before his well publicised meltdown in 2006, this was as good as it gets for Mel Gibson every bit an actor. A romantic atomic number 82, a little scrap of crooning similar ol blueish optics and a few dance steps like Fred Astaire witout resorting to any violence. It is such every bit shame the story wa so humdrum.
Gibson is a womanising lothario, Nick Marshall. An arrogant advertising executive who has fabricated it big, the underlings at the house especially the females become short shrift.
The advertisement bureau wants to target women as they recollect it is losing ad business for the female person market. Marshall's dominate hires Darcy Maguire (Helen Chase) who is brought in from the outside as Marshall'due south superior to specifically target the female advert market place which causes Marshall some distress.
After a mishap in the bath when Marshall electrocutes himself, he finds that he can read women's mind. At outset he is dazed and confused just soon learns that he can employ this skill for his own advantage. Both for professional person and personal reasons. He steals Maguire's ideas and gets a major account but shortly repents.
This film could had been so much better. The gimmick feels stretched and the film'due south pacing drops in the middle. It is amiable plenty simply actually wastes its cast that includes Alan Alda, Marisa Tomei and Bette Midler.
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Amiable little screwball comedy with a unimaginative climax
Nick Marshall is a successful advertising executive who lives a available life of flirting and being selfish. He thinks he has every adult female eating out of his hand but his life is complicated when he is turned downwardly for promotion and a adult female, Darcy McGuire, brought in from exterior. Yet things get worse when he has an blow at home that results in him beingness able to hear the thoughts of women. Afterwards initial panic he consults a psychiatrist who advises him to use the ability to his advantage.
I ignored this at the cinema – I remember that it was released around the same time as Euro 2000 and it appeared to me to be there to `give the women what they want' – that is, to get away from the football game. The trailers suggested to me that it would be quite an average and lightweight screwball comedy. I watched it recently and I feel that the trailer sold the film perfectly. For the almost part it is simply a lightweight screwball comedy – not too removed from those of the 40'southward except with modern mean solar day irony thrown in. It isn't hilarious only neither is it dull. In fact information technology's quite amiable the whole way through.
Only the final 25/20 minutes are a bit of a drag. I knew that at some signal the moving-picture show had to try and have a logical conclusion. At this betoken three `serious' plot strands get sown up and the motion picture gets a picayune serious. It takes much of the energy out of the film and leaves yous remembering the more sentimental side of the film and non the sparky energy information technology had at one bespeak.
Gibson is pretty good. This sort of fare is right upwards his street as it doesn't demand too much apart from Deed one – Mel being cocky, and Act 2 – Mel learning and being a nicer person. Chase is quite skilful merely is stuck in the direct homo office here, equally a event she plays 2d fiddle to Gibson and it does show at times. The support cast are all pretty good I suppose. Alda and Midler are nice additions but neither really makes a lasting impression.
The moving picture goes simply where you look it to and yous can probably guess the final shot of the moving-picture show just by reading the plot summary, but for the nearly office information technology does accept an energetic screwball comedy experience to information technology that is only let down by the major gear modify (into `serious') in the concluding quarter. Does exactly what it says on the tin.
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"Turn me into me again!"
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A clever concept, rife with possibilities is offered in this picture, and some of it works while some of it doesn't. Mel Gibson is somewhat off-putting at times with his over emoting and forced facial expressions, just Wow! His Fred Astaire act done to a Sinatra recording was sensational. I would never have thought he could pull off moves like that. That was probably the highlight of his performance in "What Women Desire", otherwise he bumbles his way through the picture show every bit a guy who can 'hear' women's thoughts. He uses his new found power to outmaneuver the executive hired for a position that seemed to be rightfully his until the Sloane-Curtis advertising agency decided to take a new approach to attract a female person audience. Helen Chase as Darcy Maguire playing opposite Gibson's Nick Marshall seemed a mismatch at get-go but they got around to making things work past the picture's finale. The movie's most poignant moment though, occurred when Nick found a way to assuage his daughter'south (Ashley Johnson) feelings after being jilted by her boyfriend for not putting out. He showed he could be sensitive and agreement while not being under the influence of the mind reading gimmick. Back in the twenty-four hour period this would have been an excellent date motion picture, just that was before #Metoo. Today I'thousand not so sure it's what women would want.
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What Women Want
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I remember seeing this one time when I was younger, I knew there was a gender-reversed remake starring Taraji P. Henson called What Men Want, only I wanted to see the original once again starting time, especially to improve my previous review and stance, roduced and directed past Nancy Meyers (The Parent Trap, The Holiday, It's Complicated). Basically, in Chicago, Nick Marshall (Golden Earth nominated Mel Gibson) was raised by his Las Vegas showgirl mother, and every bit adult has become a antipathetic advertising executive. He is skilled at selling products to men for advertising firm Sloane Curtis, and he is skilled at seducing women. Nick is expecting to get a promotion, but his manager Dan Wanamaker (Alan Alda) instead hires Darcy Maguire (Helen Chase) to broaden the firm's appeal to women. Meanwhile, Nick's quondam wife Gigi (Lauren Holly) is on her honeymoon with her new husband Ted (Robert Briscoe Evans), and so his estranged fifteen-twelvemonth-old daughter Alex (Ashley Johnson) is staying with him. Alex is embarrassed by Nick and resents him existence over-protective when he meets her eighteen-twelvemonth-old swain Cameron (Eric Balfour). Darcy tasks the staff, including Nick, to develop advertising ideas for a series of feminine products she gives out every bit samples for the staff at a meeting. While testing a few items at home, including waxing strips, stockings and lipstick, Nick falls into his bathtub while belongings an electrical hairdryer. He jumps out every bit the hairdryer falls into the war, shocking his foot and he is knocked unconscious. The side by side forenoon, Nick wakes up to observe he has a new gift: he can hear women'due south thoughts. He is overwhelmed by the various female voices in his head and initially wants information technology to cease, especially when he realises that near women, especially at work, dislike him. He attempts to reverse what has happened by shocking himself once again, but information technology fails. Nick also tries to convince his friend and colleague Morgan Farwell (Mark Feuerstein) almost his newfound ability, simply naturally he does not believe him. So, he decides to visit his sometime therapist, Dr. Perkins (Bette Midler), who somewhen realises he can indeed hear what she is thinking. She encourages him to use his newfound power to his advantage. Nick telepathically eavesdrops on Darcy'south ideas for an advertising entrada and steals the idea as if it was his own. Every bit they spend more fourth dimension together working on advertising ideas, surprising Darcy equally he repeats her thoughts to her, he also gradually becomes attracted to Darcy. Meanwhile, he has been flirting with java shop worker Lola (Marisa Tomei) for some, but she has never accepted a date, until he uses his telepathic ability. Nick and Lola finally become on a engagement, and sleep together, with Lola saying, "it's similar you could read my mind" and calling him a "sex god". Afterwards, on his way back habitation, Nick finds a distraught Lola who hasn't heard from him in a week. Lola accuses him of knowing what she wants because he is hiding the fact that he is gay. Knowing it is the merely answer he can requite that won't hurt her feelings, he goes forth with this supposition, and they role ways. Alex resents her male parent for the years of neglect, but she is surprised past his alter in attitude, every bit he can hear her thoughts. They outset to bond, and he takes her shopping for a clothes for the upcoming prom. After Nick telepathically finds out that Alex intends to have sex with Cameron the dark of the prom, Nick tries to give her some advice. He tells her Cameron is not interested in her for who she is, just in having sex with her. Alex accuses Nick of trying to demolition her night at the prom and existence over-protective again, she rejects his advice. Nick and Darcy spend more time together in and out of work, and they are falling for each other. But later stealing Darcy'due south idea for a new Nike ad entrada aimed at women, Nick has regrets. He feels guilty for his deportment, every bit information technology leads to Darcy being fired past Dan. Nick persuades Dan that the ideas were actually Darcy's, somewhen this is successful. Overtime, Nick uses his ability to successfully repair his relationships with female acquaintances, especially the women at work. Nick loses his gift during a severe thunder and lightning storm while following company secretary, Erin (Judy Greer), who has been having thoughts of suicide. Nick talks to her to offer her a position she has previously been turned down for and feeling reassured she accepts. Cameron dumps Alex at the prom for refusing to accept sexual activity with him, Nick turns upward and finds her distraught, he consoles her and helps to cement their newly repaired relationship. Nick visits Darcy and explains that he had been stealing her ideas. Every bit his boss, Darcy fires him there and so, but finds it in her heart to forgive him, and they share a kiss. Also starring Delta Burke as Eve, Valerie Perrine equally Margo, Sarah Paulson as Annie, House's Lisa Edelstein as Dina, Ana Gasteyer every bit Sue Cranston, Loretta Devine as Flo the Doorwoman and Logan Lerman as Young Nick Marshall. Gibson is really likeable, going from cocky and obnoxious to charming and a good listener (literally), Hunt is skilful equally his rival turned dear interest, their chemistry is terrific. The idea of a man hearing what women desire is cleverly inventive, it has the obviously funny inner thoughts of the women, and Gibson reacting and interim on them with amusing results, other highlights include Gibson'south Sean Connery impression and his solo dancing and singing to Frank Sinatra's "I Won't Dance", all in all, it is a satisfying and enjoyable romantic fantasy comedy. Mel Gibson was number 17 on The 100 Greatest Film Stars. Very good!
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Trendy, ultra-slick commercial throwaway...
21st century variant on the quondam battle-of-the-sexes theme, naturally spiked with an boggling gimmick to put the cloth over with today'due south seen-it-all audiences. Mel Gibson plays a womanizing advertisement-exec in Chicago who--through electrocution!--is all of a sudden able to read the minds of all females. At first, he uses this newfound souvenir for personal gain, but soon finds himself becoming a more caring and sensitive man who learns to listen before he speaks. Fast-paced but dim, fatuous comic fantasy of male and female person relations in mod times. It purports to exist speaking the Truth nigh the sexes, but in the interim tosses off a lot of snappy lines and superficial answers. Nearly of the female person performers are directed to be hammy and irritating, and nearly everyone in the bandage overacts. Gibson manages to retain his entreatment, though even he tin't salve the film from a sour finish. ** from ****
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Off and on, witty
I idea that What Women Desire ages an age former question for chicks: what would Mel Gibson be similar if he were a adult female? Well, I feel that in this film, where he volition and does effort on pantyhose and leg wax, he still rules over all. Anyway, this is a pretty witty romantic comedy that has a nearly original concept- what would a human being practice if he could hear (and possibly listen) to what women recall. Many scenes in this moving picture are amusing to the least and information technology is smart about it's suject affair, only if information technology didnt have some unneeded dramatic scenes, overused standards (songs) and a suicidal character, this pic would be better than good. Oh well. Gibson and company (including Helen Chase, Marisa Tomei, Alan Alda and Delta Burke to name a few) do what they can to they're max and they succeed, sometimes. B
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Mel Gibson Gets in Touch with His Feminine Side
After a blow-drier lands in his bathtub, promiscuous "man'southward homo" executive Mel Gibson (as Nick Marshall) develops the power to read women'south minds. A chauvinist by nature, Mr. Gibson decides to utilise his ability to steal business ideas from successful competing female person executive Helen Hunt (as Darcy Maguire). Yous don't have to be Freud to figure out what happens to Gibson and Ms. Chase.
Though tame and predictable, "What Women Want" benefits from good production values and features a strong supporting bandage, in showcase-written roles. Director Nancy Meyers and box office favorite Gibson handle several comic scenes amusingly well. There really isn't much revealed nigh women'south secret thoughts. They desire to wait nice and take skilful sex, but seem more complicated.
****** What Women Want (12/13/00) Nancy Meyers ~ Mel Gibson, Helen Chase, Ashley Johnson, Marisa Tomei
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Utopia...
Every once and a while there comes a movie of which you really regret the fact that it'southward premise is just fiction… Life would so much easier if this was truthful. Dig this: Nick Marshall (Mel Gibson) gets electrocuted by a hairdryer and when he comes to his senses over again, he can actually READ women'due south minds!! What a treat that must be! Last fourth dimension I suffered slight electrocution I was shivering for iii days and Gibson gets to sympathise women??? Anyway…well-nigh the moving-picture show. Information technology all may look fresh and lightheaded but in fact information technology's pretty routine and annoyingly superficial! Nosotros learn that the stuff women recollect well-nigh is actually ordinary and rather obvious (they don't desire to get hurt emotionally, they want to prove that there'south more to them than but a pretty face etc etc…) The screenplay contains a few major clichés, like tremendous emotional speeches and Gibson who automatically gets mistaken for a gay man. Or that dreadful moral about waiting for your `beginning time' till yous're ready for it yourself?? Yuck! As far as I'm concerned, they could have washed much better things with this bones thought. There are a few positive aspects to observe as well, of grade. The interim for example. Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt are a terrific on-screen couple and I really wish they had been given a ameliorate script to work with. Some skilful interim by familiar faces in smaller roles besides, such equally Alan Alda, Lauren Holly, Marisa Tomei and even Bette Midler. `What Women Want' has got a high level of experience-adept moments and feminisation bulletin, just it's overall pretty neutral. Good, smoothen soundtrack though…Lot'southward of Frank Sinatra oldies!
I tend to know what women desire likewise…: this kind of cinema. Picket it with your wife/girlfriend/mistress and you'll definitely get lucky this evening ;)
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More Of A Romantic Comedy Than What Are Women Thinking
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What Women Want is a romantic one-act that features. Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt together with Marisa Tomei,Alan Alda,Lauren Holly,Ashley Johnson, and Bette Midler.The story is about a chauvinistic executive who gains the power to hear what women are actually thinking afterwards an accident.It was was written by the following:Patrick Swidler,Josh Goldsmith,Cathy Yuspa and Diane Drake; and it was directed by Nancy Meyers.
The moving picture is about Nick Marshall, a Chicago advertising executive and alpha male, who grew up with his Las Vegas showgirl female parent.He is a chauvinist. He is skilled at selling to men and seducing women, including local coffee bellboy Lola. However, just as he thinks he's headed for a promotion, his manager, Dan, informs him that he is hiring the talents of Darcy McGuire instead, to broaden the firm'southward appeal to women.Also, his estranged 15-yr-quondam girl Alex is spending two weeks with him while his ex-wife Gigi goes on her honeymoon with her new husband. Alex is embarrassed by Nick, and resents his being protective when he meets her beau.Needing to show himself to Darcy and Dan, Nick attempts to think of copy for a serial of feminine products that Darcy distributed at the twenty-four hours's staff meeting. All the same he slips and falls into his bathtub while belongings an electric hairdryer, electrocuting himself. The next day, Nick wakes upwards able to understand his maid'south thoughts every bit she cleans his apartment. As he walks through a park and encounters numerous women, he realizes that he tin can hear their thoughts, even those of a female poodle. This proves to be an epiphany for him when he hears the thoughts of his female person co-workers (some of whom have slept with him and regretted it). When he goes to a previous therapist, Dr. Perkins (who besides disliked him), she realizes his gift: "If Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, and y'all can speak Venutian, the world can be yours."
What Women Want has an very interesting plot.Unfortunately,it does non make full utilise of it in the bulk of the film.It essentially turns into a romantic comedy that centered on the love relationship between Nick and Darcy.Too bad that the motion picture does not fully explore what capacity of a man being able to hear what women are thinking.That is the merely problem I have with the storyline.With regards to acting,obviously,Gibson was great in his role.Special mention also goes to Hunt,Alda and Tomei.It was rather unfortunate that the moving-picture show does not center on Nick'southward "special ability" just rather on his character evolution every bit a person,a male parent,an employee and his lovelife.The film has a lot of promise with its interesting premise.Too bad that information technology falls into the trap of being an boilerplate romantic comedy that has a happy ending.
What Women Desire is a rather conventional, fluffy comedy-romance that doesn't make good use of its premise.
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Women Desire the Finish
tedg 31 March 2004
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Spoilers herein.
These movies are all cookiecutter projects. There's supposed to exist some stuff to occupy u.s.a. until the end. In this case, it'south Mel'south facial expressions. At the cease is a running of the guy to the daughter to reconcile whatsoever problems were created. This must concur the record though for the import of that journey. Along the way, our man Mel (radical religious chauvinist) gets his girlfriend rehired, becomes "restored," saves a redhead daughter's life, becomes a Dad over again past rescuing his (as well redhead) girl, and finally resolves what we knew was coming from the very starting time.
Ted'south evaluation: 1 of 3 -- Y'all can detect something better to do with this part of your life.
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Girly
I like the bit where he fell into the bath and shocked himself
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Charming
Mel Gibson charms in this romcom of sorts, information technology's the perfect role for him. The storyline is well adult and lends itself to some good laughs and a few heartfelt moments. Not all the jokes lans and some plot points are questionable. However, it's a good fourth dimension if you lot go in with low expectations and enjoy the ride.
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Agreeable fluff that gives Gibson a change of stride.
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"Lethal Weapon" superstar Mel Gibson shows his softer side in manager Nancy Meyers' "What Women Want," an entertaining but stereotypical battle of the sexes romantic comedy that co-stars Helen Hunt, Alan Alda, and Bette Midler. Cast as ace Chicago advertising executive Nick Marshall, Gibson plays the quintessential human'due south human: an unapologetic male chauvinist who believes that you tin can sell anything if bikini-clad babes bedeck it. Success thus far has proved Nick right, and then he fully expects his chummy boss, Dan Wanamaker (Alan Alda), to promote him as the agency's new creative managing director. Unfortunately, Wanamakers is in big trouble, and in an effort to salve his bilious advertisement agency, Dan decides to target women rather than men. "Girls built-in in the mid-1980s control our ad dollars," Dan explains. "It'southward a woman's world. You tin get into their pants meliorate than anyone I know, but getting into their psyche is something else." That said, Wanamakers hires an outsider, Darcy McGuire (Helen Chase), recently booted from a rival agency on the ground of sexual discrimination to make full the spot that Nick thought he had sown upward.
At their get-go meeting, Darcy gives everybody an array of feminine products: toenail polish, pantyhose, lipstick, mascara, a wonder bra, and leg wax. She asks them to concoct a campaign that volition make these items irresistible to women. Nursing his bruised ego but willing to tough it out, Nick experiments with these wares to find an innovative advertising angle. Meanwhile, Nick's ex-wife Gigi (Lauren Holly) is getting remarried and dumps his xv-year former daughter, Alex (Ashley Johnson), on him while her new husband and she caput off for their honeymoon. Nick polishes his toenails, applies mascara, leg wax, and cavorts in the bathroom with a hair dryer. Accidentally, during his fantasy function-playing, he falls into the bathtub and electrocutes himself.
No, Nick doesn't air current upward with a halo and a harp. Instead, he can hear the innermost thoughts of all the women, particularly his prom-bound girl. Initially, this drives Nick totally nuts. Eventually, he appeals to his former marriage counselor (Bette Midler) and proves to her that he can read her thoughts. "If you know what women want," Bette'southward eyes bug out, "you can rule!" And rule Nick does. He uses his uncanny talent to read Darcy's thoughts and steal her ideas. Soon Dan believes that he has misjudged non only Nick just too Darcy. Nick'south sudden sensitivity even astonishes Darcy, so that when Nike comes to court Wanamakers, the unscrupulous Nick uses Darcy's ideas to land the account.
The premise of "What Women Desire" is the stuff of classic screwball comedies. Of course, only in a flick could somebody survive electrocution and emerge as a mind reader. If you lot tin dismiss this preposterous plot device, the subsequent comedy and romance that ensue should please both sexes. Predictably, Nick sees the mistake of his ways. Equally Mel's first romantic one-act since 1992'south "Forever Young," "What Women Desire" qualifies as amusing fluff that gives Gibson a modify of pace.
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A romantic comedy that a guy can encounter also
This is pretty much the typical romantic one-act, but with an interesting twist; the primary character has the power to hear womens thoughts. The of import affair was that for it to work, the grapheme would be placed in a lot of interesting comical situations, where you could laugh at it, without it being likewise mocking of womens thoughts, or as well far-out to savour. It succeeds pretty well, however the way the grapheme gains and loses the ability were handled somewhat poorly. The humor is good, and there is plenty of information technology, throughout the unabridged runtime. The characters were conceivable, and the main character somewhen grew to be likable. The plot was good, and the acting likewise. The only thing that brings the movie downwardly, is the poor execution of the proceeds/loss of the ability to hear womens thoughts, and the sugar-sweet ending, that was too predictable and plainly boring, as anyone who'south seen ane of the hundreds(possibly thousands) of romantic comedies out in that location. No actual new stuff brought to the tabular array, autonomously from the interesting and original concept of a man being able to hear what women are thinking. OK for a romantic comedy. 7/10
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What Gibson Wants.
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What Women Desire (2000): Dir: Nancy Meyers / Bandage: Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Bette Midler, Lauren Holly: Effective comedy about agreement genders. Mel Gibson stars as a creative executive. His mother was a showgirl then he has always been surrounded by women. He is demoted at work in favor of Helen Hunt who immediately sets upon advertizing for women. He arrives home to find his girl and swain huddled on the coach. He dances in a drunken shock until he accidentally electrocutes himself in the bathtub. The suicidal aspect halts the humour only the biggest issue regards the unexplained mystery of the whole incident. Gibson does a wonderful job reacting to the voice thoughts of women and then using it not only to his advantage, but also to proceeds greater understanding. Chase is not the typical romantic interest either. Supporting roles are cardboard including Marisa Tomei every bit an ex- girlfriend who must live with a prevarication. Bette Midler also appears although more would have been nifty. Lauren Holly was at her best in Dumb and Dumber, but hither she is simply done in by a cardboard role. Directed by Nancy Meyers who made the miserable remake of The Parent Trap. Thankfully she doesn't stoop that low here. She has fun with the gender theme in this picture. Strong theme regarding advice, which is the key in finding out what women want. Score: 7 / x
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I'chiliad not big on romantic comedies, just...
...this one's quite good.
"What Women Desire" (2000) is nearly a chauvinistic executive (Mel Gibson) who accidentally receives the ability to hear women's thoughts, which is both scary and enlightening (and funny). Helen Chase plays his romantic insterest while Lauren Holly is his ex-wife and Marisa Tomei his ane-night stand. Ashley Johnson is besides on hand equally his daughter, who is shocked when she sees her afar father showing signs of really caring.
The catastrophe gets a piddling too mushy, simply "What Women Desire" is consistently entertaining throughout. It's basically a story of redemption -- a chauvinistic man learning the fault of his ways in a fun way, and changing.
The pic runs 127 minutes and was more often than not shot in Chicago with some senes in the Los Angeles area.
GRADE: B+
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Mel Gibson in what amounts to a chick picture show with a few laughs men can capeesh.
Saw this moving-picture show in its entirety, but never during one viewing. Just goes on to long, but I have seen the bones premise and get the thought of what information technology is about and though not a scientist I am pretty sure one can not gain the ability to read the thoughts of only women through electrocution. This film is nigh an arrogant man who is able to find out how others feel most him after an incident as he finds he has the ability to read simply female's minds. He learns that nigh accept a low opinion of him, though I practice believe in reality he would be catnip to the ladies and he would exist the one they would fantasize about. He is also having to watch his teen girl while trying to repossess his old job by using his new establish ability to make the new boss look bad. At that place are a few funny scenes hither and there, but ane has to wonder who made this film. I find it difficult to believe a adult female did as if she did, she manifestly has no real clue as to what women want. I practise not claim to be an expert, simply from what I have read most of the fourth dimension they are thinking about food and things of this nature, not how they hate men as they proceed runs. This motion picture was one of the last real hits for Mel Gibson other than the Passion which he did not star in. I actually wish instead of this one he had done the 4th Mad Max film every bit it is sad that this is one of the concluding films he did that really garnered an audience.
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Well Mel
Well Mel Gibson is a slap-up actor, and the beginning of this film is great. I like how he plays the over confident, macho blazon. He does it well and not as well a bespeak where you hate him. The flick gets bogged downward with a sappy ending, and it ties up all to nicely. Seen it done it before, but Gibson arrive worth watching.
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dainty
or little more than. Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt. a smart script. an old problem and seductive answer. romanticism from old fashion recipes but presented in new and not uninspired fashion. an accident and slices from romantic comedies from 1940'southward years.Mel Gibson does a great chore and he seems exist the best choice for the metamorphose of Nick Marshall. Helen Hunt is herself. vulnerable and powerful in right proportions. a lovely presence - Alan Alda. sure, it is not perfect. but information technology looking for be different. and the result is OK. the mixture of one-act and nuances of emotions, Marisa Tomei in an almost special office - far to be a surprise- does the picture show a classic. and a nice entertainment.
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The Marvelous Mel Gibson!
Nancy Meyers Directed 'What Women Desire' is an entertaining, sweet film, that is nicely written & once more goes on-to prove how Good Mel Gibson is. Every bit my summary says, The Marvelous Mel Gibson!
'What women Desire' Synopsis: After an accident, a chauvinistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are actually thinking.
Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa & Diane Drake's Screenplay is entertaining & sweet. There is a lot of scope for sense of humour & emotion, which also adds upward as an advantage. Nancy Meyers has Directed the film without whatever inhibitions. Cinematography is standard.
Functioning-Wise: Its a Mel Gibson show all the manner. Helen Chase is masterful, as always. Marisa Tomei adds wildness & spontaneity to the character she portrays, while Alan Alda looks comforted & relaxed. Lauren Holly is finely tuned. Ashley Johnson is adorable.
On the whole, 'What Women Want' deserves a watch for the entertainment it delivers & its leading homo's stellar functioning!
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Decent rom com
Warning: Spoilers
Mel Gibson dorsum before all the problem he has gotten himself into now a days, the in between days as I like to call them, he was voted as the sexiest man live. Surprisingly he didn't do romantic comedies, mainly action or ballsy run a risk films. He starred in What Women Desire with Helen Hunt. This is also dorsum when romantic comedies actually cared well-nigh their stories and the characters and were not just made for a inexpensive buck, so we have some actual depth to the story hither. Typical with a lot of stories, what do women want? As a adult female, I tin give you an honest answer, I don't know and neither does any other woman. We all want dissimilar things and that's what this motion picture is well-nigh, the man who thinks that he knows everything about women as most people know someone similar that when you know the truth is that they're just clueless. We've had a lot of plots similar this where a man has dressed, talked or acted like a adult female to find out what we're thinking or why we do things the way nosotros do them. What Women Desire takes a unlike approach in making Mel Gibson actually hear the women's thoughts.
Nick Marshall, a Chicago ad executive, grew upwards with his showgirl female parent, and is a chauvinist. He is skilled at selling to men and seducing women. Nevertheless, just as he thinks he'south headed for a promotion, his manager Dan informs him that he is hiring the talents of Darcy McGuire instead, to broaden the house's entreatment to women. Needing to prove himself to Darcy and Dan, Nick attempts to call up of copy for a series of feminine products that Darcy gave out. Yet he slips and falls into his bathtub while holding an electric hairdryer, electrocuting himself. The next day, Nick wakes upwardly able to understand women'due south innermost thoughts. Nick eavesdrops on women's thoughts and uses their ideas as his own, only too develops real friendships with his co-workers. But as he spends more time with Darcy, he is attracted to her. Nick and Darcy begin to spend more fourth dimension together, and ultimately buss. When he manages to trump Darcy out of her idea for a new Nike ad campaign aimed at women, he regrets his selfishness, especially every bit it leads to her being fired and him in a compromising situation.
The motion-picture show is alright, nothing too special or memorable but definitely more charming than a lot of romantic comedies. My primary complaint beingness is just the story with Marissa Tomei's graphic symbol, Mel Gibson had been trying to get a date with her as a womanizer, and then when he can hear her thoughts she of course thinks he'south the greatest man in the earth. As soon as he starts falling for Helen Hunt, he kind of just drops Marissa making you wonder if he had actually learned anything at all, it was a story that was not needed and hurt the picture. Too same with the "nerd in glasses" daughter, very dark and again not really needed or could have been a bit lighter. But What Women Desire is a crisp and fun little comedy that is worth the sentinel, Mel and Helen were a pleasure to spotter together and had expert chemistry. Some very touching moments, even if the script was a bit of a cliche. But it's a harmless movie that I did enjoy over all.
7/10
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