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* OffendingTheCreatorsOwn: Given how infamous the film is for how insanely reliant on negative stereotypes about women it is, it may come as a surprise that the movie was directed and [=2/3rds=] written by women (specifically Creator/NancyMeyers as director, Cathy Yuspa and Diane Drake as cowriters).
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* OffendingTheCreatorsOwn: Given how infamous the film is for how insanely reliant on negative stereotypes about women it is, it may come as a surprise that the movie was directed and [=2/3rds=] two-thirds written by women (specifically Creator/NancyMeyers as director, Cathy Yuspa and Diane Drake as cowriters).
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** Nick's daughter Alex is Creator/AshleyJohnson, when she was around the same age as Ellie in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartTwo''.
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** As is director Nancy Meyers; Sinatra often appears in many of her films.
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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The remake being a {{Gender Flip}} of the concept, featuring a woman who is rejected a promotion over a male co-worker and told she doesn't connect with men. And for a dash of racial subtext, Ali is black and most of her co-workers, including her boss and the man who gets promoted instead of her, are white. The result is that the film becomes one of feminist empowerment, with Ali turning the tables on men who talk down to her and tell her to "stay in her lane", a complete reversal of the original film where Nick's behavior was thoroughly unlikeable and framed as such. Coupled with the fact that the movie leans into male stereotypes hard, the original film's reputation was mixed already, and the general backlash towards remakes of old movies with women instead of men, and the result is a premise that audiences weren't really interested in, and the film didn't do very well at the box office.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men, both in how Nick sees them and in how the film itself presents them. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters walking on the street are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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** As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men, both in how Nick sees them and in how the film itself presents them. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters walking on the street are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sexobjects.objects.
** With the remake, [[https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/what-men-want-review-taraji-p-henson-1203130439/ some]] [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/15/what-men-want-review-taraji-p-henson-nancy-meyers-romcom critics]] [[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/what-men-want-review-790616/ noted]] that instead of trying to offer insight on the inner workings of a man's thoughts, as the original film did with women, it just reinforces those stereotypes, showing men as mansplaining sexists who think with their penises and don't think much of women. [[https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-men-want-review.html Another review]] noted that one of the elements of CharacterDevelopment Ali goes through is... learning how to use her mind-reading gift to please a man in bed.
** As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men, both in how Nick sees them and in how the film itself presents them. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters walking on the street are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex
** With the remake, [[https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/what-men-want-review-taraji-p-henson-1203130439/ some]] [[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/15/what-men-want-review-taraji-p-henson-nancy-meyers-romcom critics]] [[https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/what-men-want-review-790616/ noted]] that instead of trying to offer insight on the inner workings of a man's thoughts, as the original film did with women, it just reinforces those stereotypes, showing men as mansplaining sexists who think with their penises and don't think much of women. [[https://www.vulture.com/2019/02/what-men-want-review.html Another review]] noted that one of the elements of CharacterDevelopment Ali goes through is... learning how to use her mind-reading gift to please a man in bed.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. men, both in how Nick sees them and in how the film itself presents them. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters walking on the street are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyHa_o0Yvw in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is outwardly polite but in her head is a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
** Also, Lola's conclusion that, because Nick talks to her like a woman and thinks like a woman, he must be gay. Uhm, yeah...
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyHa_o0Yvw dailymotion.com/video/x2mki34 in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is outwardly polite but in her head is mentally a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
** Also, Lola's conclusion that, because Nick talks to her like a woman and thinks like a woman, he must be gay. Uhm, yeah...objects.
** Also, Lola's conclusion that, because Nick talks to her like a woman and thinks like a woman, he must be gay. Uhm, yeah...
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* HilariousInHindsight: At one point Mel Gibson's character uses the phrase [[Music/ArianaGrande "Thank you, next"]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Both Creator/JudyGreer and Creator/SarahPaulson have roles in the film very early in their careers.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyHa_o0Yvw in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, most of the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is outwardly polite but in her head is a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Several Music/FrankSinatra songs play during the film since Nick is a huge fan of the guy.
** As is director Nancy Meyers; Sinatra often appears in many of her films.
** As is director Nancy Meyers; Sinatra often appears in many of her films.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Several Music/FrankSinatra songs play during the film since Nick is a huge fan of the guy.
** As is director Nancy Meyers; Sinatra often appears in many of her films.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyHa_o0Yvw in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, most of the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes whose think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that men are cheaters and liars who all have penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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* UnfortunateImplications: As [[WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick Lindsay Ellis]] explains [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnyHa_o0Yvw in her review]], the film is not kind to women ''or'' men. When Nick first gets his powers, most of the women he encounters are shallow stereotypes whose who think about stereotypical female things -- make-up, dating, dieting, sex, etc.[[note]]and the lone black woman Nick meets is a SassyBlackWoman who compares his ass to Shaft. Because black people.[[/note]] Then Nick actually gets to know a few of the women in his life and does a complete one-eighty, telling a male co-worker that all men are cheaters and liars who all have act that way because they suffer from penis envy. To say nothing that most of the men in the film are horny misogynists who only see women as sex objects.
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-->'''[[Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver John Oliver]]''': "Women! What do they want? It's a question that's plagued no less an authority than movie star [[SarcasmMode and noted humanitarian]] Mel Gibson. Not to be confused with his far less successful follow-up 'Why Are Jews?'"
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-->'''[[Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver John Oliver]]''': "Women! Oliver]]:''' Women! What do they want? It's a question that's plagued no less an authority than movie star [[SarcasmMode and noted humanitarian]] Mel Gibson. Not to be confused with his far less successful follow-up 'Why "Why Are Jews?'"Jews?"
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Several FrankSinatra songs play during the film since Nick is a huge fan of the guy.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: A guy with socializing problems gains the ability to read minds, uses it to improve his social standing, then loses the ability, but gains true love in return. How old do you think it is? At the very least, [[http://manybooks.net/titles/hoffmannet3222332223-8.html just under]] [[Creator/ETAHoffmann two centuries]].
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* SoBadItsGood: The movie's sexism is so ridiculous that some people can't help but laugh at it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: MelGibson in a romantic comedy with Helen Hunt, a Jew. Think about it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: MelGibson Creator/MelGibson in a romantic comedy with Helen Hunt, a Jew. Think about it.
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* TearJerker: Erin the File girl.
* TearJerker: Erin the File girl.
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** ''[Thinking]'': "Oh, god! He almost killed me! ...Too bad he missed."
* Tearjerker: Erin the File girl.
** ''[Thinking]'': "Oh, god! He almost killed me! ...Too bad he missed."
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Nick in the bathroom drunkenly trying on women products. ''And then his daughter and boyfriend walk in.''
** Flo. Just...Flo. "WIT' YO FINE ASS LOOKIN' LIKE '''SHAFT'''!"
** Nick isn't able to read Eve and Margo's thoughts because ''[[TheDitz they don't have any]]''.
*** Alternatively, [[EpilepticTrees it is theorized that they're actually transexuals...]]
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Nick goes to Erin's apartment after he thinks she's going to commit suicide and gives her a better job at the company.
** And another moment, in a bathroom stall adjacent to his daughter, after he's lost his mindreading powers.
** Flo. Just...Flo. "WIT' YO FINE ASS LOOKIN' LIKE '''SHAFT'''!"
** Nick isn't able to read Eve and Margo's thoughts because ''[[TheDitz they don't have any]]''.
*** Alternatively, [[EpilepticTrees it is theorized that they're actually transexuals...]]
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: Nick goes to Erin's apartment after he thinks she's going to commit suicide and gives her a better job at the company.
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** Flo. Just...Flo. "WIT' YOU YO FINE ASS LOOKIN' LIKE '''SHAFT'''!"
