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What Men Want

2019

Adam Shankman

Taraji P. Henson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Pete Davidson, Max Greenfield ...

4.4

1,177

Comedy. Fantasy. Romance A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear their thoughts.

	Media	Author	Review
		Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The thoughts she overhears don’t, for the most part, have the snap of comic surprise (...) [The script] is a hodgepodge that always feels like it’s scrambling to cover enough quadrants."
		Justin Lowe The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s a rather conventional feature that satisfies expectations rather than challenging them. As a result, this adaptation looks unlikely to stir the passionate devotion that could confirm it as first-rate comedy material"
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Even an inspired lead performance can't overcome its messy story (...) Adam Shankman’s workmanlike direction guides the movie through a mixed bag of punchlines"
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Giving old jokes a cosmetic facelift doesn’t make the gags any fresher (...) Henson plays all the usual male stereotypes as a woman (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Ben Kenigsberg The New York Times	"The movie covers all its bases, determined to give every segment of the audience what it wants, with dubious success."
		Candice Frederick The Wrap	"The result is a resonating narrative that confronts sexism in the workplace and what it means both professionally and socially"
		Dana Schwartz Entertainment Weekly	"If you’re looking to save some cash, it might be worth it to just watch the trailer five times in a row and call it a night (...) The movie benefits from slick direction by Adam Shankman and the charisma of Henson"
		Ignatiy Vishnevetsky AV Club	"[It] gender swaps and dumbs down an already dumb Mel Gibson hit (...) Too damn long, with too many B-plots (...) and too much product placement."
		Nell Minow rogerebert.com	"Henson's very funny but grounded performance keeps us rooting for Ali even in her most awkward moments (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Brian Lowry CNN	"The result is a mildly pleasant but significantly flawed vehicle for Taraji P. Henson (...) [It] often appears to be working too hard at being bawdy"
		James Berardinelli ReelViews	"[It] does a worse job with the core idea than its predecessor (...) One would have to be charitable to use 'romantic', 'comedy', or 'enjoyable' for this new iteration (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"

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