Mel Gibson,
Helen Hunt,
Marisa Tomei,
Mark Feuerstein,
Lauren Holly
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After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.
Directed by: Nancy Meyers
Release Date: May 1, 2001
Keywords:
cute,
funny,
romantic comedy,
chick flick,
mel gibson,
helen hunt,
Mel Gibson ,
Helen Hunt ,
Marisa Tomei ,
Nick Marshall
DVD Release Date: May 8, 2001
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March 5, 2011Uncomfortable film that asks we accept the premise that the only real conversation between the sexes can happen when pigs can fly...uhh, I mean when men can read women's minds. Nice chemistry between the leads though.
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January 17, 2011A clever romantic comedy in which we see Mel Gibson playing Nick Marshall, a chauvenistic advertising executive (a role that is probably close to his real life persona)who takes what he wants and has little regard for the people around him, notably the women. His life is turned u... read more
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January 19, 2010Incredibly corny and outlandish. I'm a huge Mel Gibson fan, but this was just too much. I really have no idea why this was ever taken seriously as a script. It's not bad enough to make fun of and it certainly isn't funny when you take it seriously.
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September 10, 2009Mel Gibson's worst movie ever, period. Not 1/100000th as funny as the previews made it seem. Stay away from comedy, Mel.
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June 28, 2009I like this movie, its a really nice little romcom isnt it!
Its funny and mel gibson is brilliant in it!
The laughs are consistant throughout the movie and the acting is brilliant!
mel gibson plays a man who loses out on top job to a woman and soons starts to try even harder ... read more
Critic Reviews
December 15, 2000
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
December 15, 2000
Susan Stark, Detroit News
It's a romantic comedy with a distinctly modern, delicate but sharp, satirical cutting edge. Full Review
December 15, 2000
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Gibson turns in one of those rare comedy performances that, every so often, manages to snag an Oscar nomination. And, you know, he deserves one. Full Review
December 15, 2000
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
For a while, anyway, it's very funny.
December 15, 2000
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
[Hunt] elevates what might have been a cute, familiarly plotted movie into a romance with real heart, sweetness and genuine emotion. Full Review
December 15, 2000
John Anderson, Newsday
That the movie is made by a woman who can challenge any male filmmaker on Earth for ham-handed direction connotes some kind of sexual equality. Full Review
December 15, 2000
Eric Harrison, Houston Chronicle
While Nick comes to appreciate women in all their complexity and depth, the movie is only interested in them as props and tools to aid in his eventual enlightenment. Full Review
December 15, 2000
Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press
What women really want, if we can read the simple mind of What Women Want, is sincerity and honesty, even if you have to fake it.
December 15, 2000
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
A seductive conceit, a stellar comedic turn, a chance to plow the terrain of sexual politics with humor and intelligence ... What Women Want is a winner.
December 15, 2000
Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News
It introduces us to a kinder, gentler Mel who's not only in touch with his feminine side, but who also widens his fan base considerably in the bargain.
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