How does anyone get anything done with all the walking?)
(Movies about sports agencies and newsrooms and advertising and PR firms often feature scenes in which dozens of people are walking around with great purpose. In “What Men Want,” the story is relocated to Atlanta, where Henson’s Ali is a multi-tasking, career-driven sports agent with a powerful agency that seems to have about 500 employees working out of headquarters roughly the size of the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Remember 2000, when Mel Gibson was still in his prime and was one of the more likable and bankable movie stars in the world? In the Nancy Meyers-directed “What Women Want,” Gibson’s Nick is a boorish, sexist advertising executive in Chicago who is knocked out by an electric shock, wakes up - and discovers he can hear women’s thoughts. Henson: when she commits to a role she commits to a role, and she is the primary reason why the cheerfully bawdy comedy “What Men Want” is consistently funny and entertaining.ĭirected with breezy style by Adam Shankman (“Hairspray”) and featuring winning performances by Henson and a supporting cast led by Tracy Morgan and Richard Roundtree - not to mention a bunch of sports celebs playing themselves - “What Men Want” is a remake of the Mel Gibson-starring hit “What Women Want” from 2000.
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