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What Women Want (2000)

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Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 121
Fresh: 65 | Rotten: 56

Even though Gibson is a good sport in his role, What Women Want is a rather conventional, fluffy comedy-romance that doesn't make good use of its premise.

Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 12

Even though Gibson is a good sport in his role, What Women Want is a rather conventional, fluffy comedy-romance that doesn't make good use of its premise.

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Movie Info

After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking.

PG-13, 2 hr. 6 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Nancy Meyers

Written By: Josh Goldsmith, Cathy Yuspa

In Theaters: May 1, 2001 Wide

On DVD: May 8, 2001

Box Office:$181.5M

Paramount Pictures

What Women Want Trailer & Photos

Cast

Mel Gibson
Nick Marshall
Helen Hunt
Darcy Maguire
Marisa Tomei
Lola
Mark Feuerstein
Morgan Farwell
Lauren Holly
Gigi
Ashley Johnson
Alex Marshall
Judy Greer
Erin
Alan Alda
Dan Wanamaker
Delta Burke
Eve
Valerie Perrine
Margo
Lisa Edelstein
Dina
Sarah Paulson
Annie
Bette Midler
Nick's shrink (uncredit...
Alexondra Lee
Woman in Sweater
Andy Lau
Li Gong
Julian Chen
Li Chengru
Russell Wong
Wang Deshun
Hu Jing

Critic Reviews for What Women Want

All Critics (141) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (56) | DVD (24)

It should be called What Moviegoers Want, because it appeals to both sexes, without pandering to or demeaning either of them.

December 15, 2000 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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It's a romantic comedy with a distinctly modern, delicate but sharp, satirical cutting edge.

December 15, 2000 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

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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.

December 15, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

Top Critic

For a while, anyway, it's very funny.

December 15, 2000 Comment

Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

Top Critic

Gibson keeps this movie afloat.

December 29, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

English's attempts to fit The Women into a modern setting are intelligent, but that, unfortunately, does not suffice, because the film is so limp in so many other ways.

November 12, 2008 Comment

Andy Klein

Los Angeles CityBeat Source: Los Angeles CityBeat

Mel Gibson is at his most megawatt movie star charming.

October 14, 2007 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Though it isn't quite Oscar material, Mel Gibson gives what may be the most entertaining big-star performance of its year.

July 23, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

What Women Want may seem like a one-note sitcom sort of movie, but it's funnier and a layer or two deeper than that.

June 25, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

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Judith Egerton

Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Takes a promising idea and buries it under subplots and speeches that don't know when to quit.

June 17, 2003 Full Review | Comment

Jeffrey Westhoff

Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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A great romantic comedy!

June 24, 2011

Bethany Murphy

Super Reviewer

Uncomfortable 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.

July 18, 2007