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Summary: Chick Movie!
Review: If you relegate all 'chick movies' to file 13, then you should definately keep your macho bones away from this one...but then you probably didn't like 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'An Affair to Remember'. This movie has much of the same mystical stuff going for it as made 'Big'(Arcade figure grants wish) and 'Somewhere in Time'(Back in time via concentration) so desireable, even though somewhat far-fetched. Other reviewers found it to drag in spots. I did not. The path toward plot resolution becomes predictable, but did not detract from the movie. 'What Women Want' is upbeat, relitively light, funny, and romantic. Mel Gibson and the rest of the supporting cast did an excellent job playing off of one another...Betts Midler does a psychiatrist cameo as well. IMO, this is the most enjoyable movie I have seen since 'Green Mile'. I gave it 5 stars because it is a movie that I will buy and watch from time to time, just as I do the other movies mentioned in this review.
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Summary: A Great Date Flick
Review: "What Women Want" said lots of nice things about women, what they have to put up with from the opposite sex and how we're sick and tired of being treated as..objects. Some of it was farfetched (Gibson trying on panty hose and lipstick). Some of it was stupid (Marisa Tomei's scenes). Some of it was just plain fun (Gibson's's growing attraction to Helen Hunt). It's a great movie to watch with your boyfriend, your girlfriend or your master.
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Summary: You must get your boyfriends there!!!
Review: The main charactor, played by Mel Gibson, is a successful buissness man who thinks that his god-gift to women. Because of an accident (that happened at home) he started to read women's thoughts and was surprised with what he heard... I recommend this movie to the girls that have boyfriends. You HAVE to take them to this movie. It's great, and it makes the men think.
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Summary: Want A Few Laughs?
Review: This is a good romantic comedy. Mel Gibson stars as Nick, a hot-shot ad agency guy. He's handsome, divorced (or about to be as the movie opens), has a 15-year-old daughter he hardly knows, usually has his way with women, and is about to get a promotion. He fancies himself quite the charmer. To his surprise, however, he doesn't get the promotion. Instead, the company brings in Darcy, played by Helen Hunt, from another firm. They're trying to attract more advertising aimed at women. To complicate matters, Nick accidentally electrocuted and suddenly finds that he can hear what women are thinking. It's not usually what he thought they were thinking, but he sees how it might help him get the job he wants, after all.Gibson and Hunt work very nicely together, and the supporting cast is fine, too. Gibson even comes through with a surprisingly nice solo dance routine early in the story. Shades of Fred Astaire! Who knew? Most of the laughs are in the first half of the movie, though. There is a nice scene between Nick and his daughter near the end, but otherwise the last thirty or forty minutes of this one are a little slow. Overall, there are some funny moments. This is one of the better comedies released last year. But it's not a classic. I would suggest renting it, but I wouldn't buy it unless you've seen it. Not everyone will consider it worth owning.
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Summary: don't buy it, don't rent it - even if it is free
Review: I gave it a one-star because that is the lowest rating available. Negative five star is more like it. With the hype, you would think it is a decent rental, but it is not. It is a complete disappointment. Mel dancing with the cloth tree - nauseating! It amplifies his "shortness." In fact, this film shows Mel is over the hill. Poor Mad Max. Helen - same old girl next door overrated nothingness. The story - what story? The rolling credit was a great relief. What a ripoff!
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Summary: This Mel Gibson Film is Smart, Entertaining and Witty
Review: One could only imagine the pitch session that led to the making of "What Women Want." Sexy male advertising executive hasn't got a clue what woman are all about. Nor does he really care. Then, one day, an... accident in the bathroom enables him to hear the private thoughts that women are thinking. Yes, all of this sounds pretty stupid. But in the capable hands of director Nancy Meyers and screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa, "What Women Want" generates enough laughs and pathos to keep you hooked for 126 minutes. Half the fun is watching Mel Gibson cope with his newfound abilities. The other half is watching his character's transformation from sexist hunk to someone quite sensitive to women's needs. Yes, the film is romantic. Yes, the film is sappy. Yes, the film is chock full of stock characters. But underneath, it says something really important about women, why they should be treated as equals and why men should not take advantage of them. In my book, that goes a very long way.
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Summary: Disappointed
Review: I wanted to like this movie - after all Helen Hunt is in it. But the chemistry between Hunt and Gibson just wasn't there. gibson couldn't pull off the change from a womanizer to an understanding man in two and a half hours. The writers couldn't make me believe that the Hunt character would ever fall for the Gibson character. What saved this movie from total failure was the concept that Gibson could hear the thoughts of women (not read them, but hear them) - and it was those thoughts that made the movie funny - at least in the beginning of the movie.
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Summary: Rent before you buy ......
Review: It was a funny movie up intil the end then it lost it. My husband and I were cracking up all through the movie then about what felt like a half an hour but was more like 10 minutes. This was the point where I said Nope not buying this one. The movie just fell apart. But the CD looks good.
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Summary: Funny Story, Good Cast, and a Great Soundtrack!
Review: It's not a new premise. It's actually an old one. What do other people think about you? More importantly, what do members of the opposite sex think about you? And if you knew, what could you do with that information? These are the questions posed to Nick (Mel Gibson). A self professed "ladies man" he waltzes through life from one sexual conquest to another, all the while confident that he is a handsome, well liked, object of affection to women everywhere. But soon Nick's world comes crashing down. He is passed over for a promotion, and his job is given to woman (Helen Hunt). Through a series of comical event Nick is blessed (or cursed... you decide) with the ability to hear the thoughts of the females (not specifically human) around him. He soon learns that he in not the end all, be all object of desire to the female community that he thought he was. After he re-groups, what Nick decides to do with his new found powers makes for some very funny moments. What does he do you ask? Well, I'm not going to be the one to spoil it for you. Overall, "What Women Want" is a very good movie. It has all the makings of a fine romantic comedy; A handsome man, a beautiful woman, and a great deal of conflict. The only real flaw to the film is towards the end when it starts to become a little too heavy and takes itself just a little too seriously. Those are the times when the movie seems to drag and has trouble getting started again. Gibson and Hunt are actually quite good together, and really have some good on screen chemistry. In addition, the use of Alan Alda, Bette Midler, Delta Burke, and Marisa Tomei in supporting roles is terrific. The soundtrack is also top notch with a great collection of classic standards by the Chairman of the Board, mixed with a few modern Top 40 tunes. Gibson really surprises with a small homage to Fred Astaire, and shows that he actually quite light on his feet. If you haven't seen this yet, then you really should, but I would suggest renting before buying... just in case.
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Summary: Distaff.
Review: Rather pretentious comedy featuring Mel Gibson, who, despite all the emasculation, is in bumpy, toothy, silly-little-boy mode. What women want, indeed! He's a Don Juan in the advertising world, who gets zapped by his blow-dryer while drinking some interesting-looking Cabernet. The result? He's given the ability to read women's thoughts. This is distressing, at first. Regressive, too: according to the writers (all women), these Turn-Of-The-Millennium-I'm-Every-Woman women primarily want to feast their eyes on Mel's tooshy. Hear me ROAR! Well, our hero soon learns to use his newfound Superpowers for his own profit, but then . . . ah, but then, the movie suddenly gets very serious. Most of the second act is dull. The movie finally wears out its welcome starting with about the last 15 minutes. Rent only if you want to annoy your boyfriend . . . which is REALLY What Women Want! (Kidding, kidding -- sheesh)
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