When my fiancé suggested we go to the opening of the new Mel Gibson movie “What Women Want” tonight at our local theater, I had mixed enthusiasm. I was excited to be going on a date with my fiancé, but I was not overly excited about seeing Mel Gibson again. We just watched “The Patriot” on video last week and, like "Braveheart," it was way too gorey for my taste.
I equate Mel Gibson films with action, blood, a sickingly sappy love connections, all of which I dislike in movies. However, my fiancé assured me this was not a typical Mel Gibson film and he was right.
“What Women Want” is a romantic comedy set in present day Chicago. In a nutshell, it stars Mel Gibson as a high-power, sexist, advertising executive who — by a bizarre mishap in his bathroom involving pasty hose, a blue push up bra, and a hair drier — becomes a sensitive man who can “hear what women think” (sound familiar? “I see dead people”)
Anyhow, while this newfound power initially freaks him out in the beginning, he soon realizes that being able to hear women’s thoughts is akin to being a fly on any wall in the world. He uses his power to snag a major advertising job with Nike, win over the heart of the movie’s leading lady (Helen Hunt), connect with his teenage daughter (and preserve her virginity), and save a dowdy mail clerk from killing herself.
I know, I know. This story sounds absolutely stupid and if I had known what the story line was before I went to the movie, I probably would have skipped it. See, the only type of movie I hate more then a bloody one is a stupid one (“Big Momma”) However, the story works! I was pleasantly surprised by the movie and walked out of the theatre very glad I had gone. Some things I liked about the movie besides the unique story line were: seeing a softer, sexier, side of Mel Gibson; the music (a mix of classic 1950s and cool 1990s); the cinematography (great shoots of the Chicago sky line); Marissa Tomei; and definitely the humor. This movie really made me and my fiance laugh. There are some great lines and terrific scenes that bring the book “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” to life.
Just a warning, though, to those who get easily annoyed by too many product endorsements in a movie, “What Women Want” have a ton. My fiancé and I spent five minutes during our ride back from the theatre naming all the products that were visibly flaunted in our faces, such as Apple computers; NIKE; Sacks Fifth Avenue; Leggs; Biore nose strips; and Advil. This did not bother me, though, and in a movie that is set in an advertising house product endorsements are bound to happen. The movie was very sleak and modern in its packaging and the product endorsements seemed a natural part of it.
Overall, “What Women Want” was a great Firday night date movie. Both my fiancé and I felt our money was well spent, our intelligences were not insulted, and that maybe, just maybe, we learned a little more about each other's sexes then we knew before.
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