A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.A cocky, chauvinistic advertising executive magically acquires the ability to hear what women are thinking.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 9 nominations
Andrea Baker
- Office Intern
- (as Andrea Taylor)
Jon Frazier
- Truck Driver
- (credit only)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Nike representatives are real Nike ad representatives, not actresses.
- GoofsWhen Nick thinks he's in line for a promotion to creative director, he and his staff make numerous references to moving up to the 44th floor. Immediately prior, there is an exterior shot of their building that is no more than 15 stories.
- Quotes
Darcy McGuire: What kind of knight in shining armor would I be if the man I love needs rescuing and I just let him walk out my door?
- SoundtracksSomething's Gotta Give
Written by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Sammy Davis Jr.
Courtesy of MCA Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
They want Mel Gibson to be a nice guy -- that's what they want.
I think most of the other comments I've seen are over-analyzing this light movie. It's a cute fantasy about a male chauvinist transformed into a nice guy by developing (inadvertently) some sensitivity. Women want nice looking guys to be nice GUYS, too. I'm not sure why anyone would need much more in the movie.
The humor is good and Gibson does some amusingly self-effacing stuff and some slick dancing. I thought Helen Hunt was quite believable as the climbing ad exec. I agree with some of the other comments about Tomei deserving a better part but she does what she can with her role.
I thought the relationship development between Gibson and his daughter was interesting, too (albeit accelerated).
Other comments mention the length of the movie, but I was fine with it. It seemed fine to me.
If you're like me and you appreciate the "personal transition" type of movie (my favorite: Groundhog Day), then this is a good fit. This is a movie to help you unwind.
If you are looking for psychological insight into the unfulfilled desires of women and the blatantly unsatisfactory male response, this will disappoint. But watch it anyway -- you probably need to unwind.
The humor is good and Gibson does some amusingly self-effacing stuff and some slick dancing. I thought Helen Hunt was quite believable as the climbing ad exec. I agree with some of the other comments about Tomei deserving a better part but she does what she can with her role.
I thought the relationship development between Gibson and his daughter was interesting, too (albeit accelerated).
Other comments mention the length of the movie, but I was fine with it. It seemed fine to me.
If you're like me and you appreciate the "personal transition" type of movie (my favorite: Groundhog Day), then this is a good fit. This is a movie to help you unwind.
If you are looking for psychological insight into the unfulfilled desires of women and the blatantly unsatisfactory male response, this will disappoint. But watch it anyway -- you probably need to unwind.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Sprache
- Also known as
- Ayollar nimani xohlashadi
- Filming locations
- Dresden Room Restaurant - 1760 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA(Back Door Piano Lounge)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $70,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $182,811,707
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $33,614,543
- Dec 17, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $374,111,707
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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