Product: What Women Want [VHS] (2000)
Rating: 5.0
Meeting of the Minds
I found What Women Want to be an enlightening fun jaunt about relationships. Mel Gibson (Nick Marshall) does his best when he is in the comical mode, and his wisecracking moves are reminescent of the romantic comedies of old. Helen Hunt (Darcy McGuire)isn't that bad either despite her almost hard-nosed demeanor in presenting the professional woman of the twenty-first century.The movie follows in the predictable plotline of here's the situation and who ends up winning in the end. The relationship between Nick and his daughter dangles with incohesion as well as his concern for Erin, the invisible office "runner", which may have been a way to present more of Nick's softer side. However, his hard-nosed side was quite weak in presentation.Nevertheless, the film was a laugh a minute. It would be a riot if men and women could actually hear each other's inner voices. Ah, that's why we have the movies.