What Women Want (2000) Critic Reviews

If the movie is imperfect, it's not boring and is often very funny, as in a solo dance that Nick does in his apartment, to Frank Sinatra singing "I Won't Dance."Read the full review

Gibson, in a disarmingly nimble, fast break performance, makes Nick's new hyperempathy look like the essence of virile panache.Read the full review

Yummy yet empty.Read the full review

Sheer energy and audience allure to burn, even if numerous speed bumps cause many of the comic possibilities to go tumbling overboard.Read the full review

Disappoints.Read the full review

Starts with a great idea, but the movie's potential drops faster than the tech stocks on the Nasdaq.Read the full review

The movie's gimmick for airing the contents of a woman's head is not unlike that used for the dogs and tots in those "Look Who's Talking" movies.Read the full review

Gibson and the overexposed Hunt don't exactly burn up the screen, not that it much matters. The charm isn't in the relationship, it's in Gibson's puckish appeal.Read the full review

Fans of bubbly romances can consider this a thumbs up. I call it a clenched-teeth concession at best.Read the full review