Movies
What Women Want
The battle of the sexes, rigged for the distaff side. A male chauvinist ad exec (Mel Gibson, cranked up a few notches) receives a jolt of electricity and, miraculously, the consequent power to hear women's thoughts. After a bumpy period of adjustment, he settles comfortably into the role of enemy agent, using his new-found power for his own advantage, scoring major points with the women around him for his elementary insights into their psyche. Eventually he makes the leap to the insight that women are people, too. Long, draggy, serious-minded, mildly embarrassing comedy. With Helen Hunt, Marisa Tomei, Ashley Johnson, Lauren Holly, and Alan Alda; directed by Nancy Meyers. 2000.
— Duncan Shepherd
Reader Rating:
- MPAA Rating: PG-13
