The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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What Men Want
Comedy · Romance · 2019
Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.
Movie details
What Men Want
“She can hear men's thoughts. Let the games begin.”
2019 Comedy · Romance 1h 57m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over What Men Want?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Adam Shankman
Written by
Tina Gordon · Peter Huyck · Alex Gregory · Jas Waters
Taraji P. Henson
Alison 'Ali' Davis
Aldis Hodge
Will
Josh Brener
Brandon Wallace
Tracy Morgan
Joe 'Dolla' Barry
Shane Paul McGhie
Jamal Barry
Erykah Badu
Sister
Richard Roundtree
Skip Davis
Court is in session
Put What Men Want on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.