What Men Want was a bad movie but was not without funny moments. This movie is about a female sports agent who, after meeting with a psychic, gains the ability to hear men's thoughts. Taraji P. Henson gives an okay performance. She is committed to the role but far too often comes across extremely unlikable. Josh Brener gives a good performance making the character his own despite being written as a gay stereotype. Tracy Morgan gives a great performance. His character frequently made me laugh whenever he was on screen. Erykah Badu also has a few moments that made me laugh hard in her small supporting role. Adam Shankman did a fine job directing. Nothing stood out, but I never noticed anything terrible. The script definitely has funny moments, but more often than not the jokes do not land. At 117 minutes the pacing is all over the place. The first act drags on forever and has very little funny humor. The second act is the film's best with plenty of chuckles and a few laugh out loud moments. The third act takes things way too seriously and the pacing grinds to a halt again. Overall, What Men Want was not without its funny moments, but not enough to warrant a recommendation.
4.5/10
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