Product: What Women Want [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 1.0
This Woman Wants Her Money Back
I adore romantic comedies and am capable of suspending disbelief with the best of them, but this movie inspired neither chuckle or teardrop, just the overwhelming desire to kick myself for renting it.Mel Gibson is his usual "I'm too cute for my own good" self as he half-hamedly works his way through this inane story about an ad man (one of the usual careers for movie characters) who finds himself far more devilishly charming than others do. After a jolt to his under used brain he obtains the ability to read minds - but, for some mysterious yet convenient reason, only those of women. Instead of rubbing his hands together, laughing fiendishly, and start plotting to take over the world, he uses this new super human power to seduce the ladies, connive his way into a promotion, and manipulate his daughter. Of course, he learns some mighty important lessons in the process and changes into a better dad and a nice guy.Helen Hunt is given nothing new to work with and might as well be doing an episode of her old sitcom without the laughs.A perplexing amount of people seem to love this movie which must mean I have far superior taste <sticks nose in air> or else I'm just some twisted old hag who'd rather knit sweaters from my dog's hair then embrace this gift that Hollywood has so generously bestowed upon us. Either way, I still consider this a lame excuse for a romantic romp.