What Men Want Dvd

What Men Want is a 2019 American romantic comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and starring Taraji P. Henson, Aldis Hodge, Josh Brener, Erykah Badu, Richard Roundtree and Tracy Morgan. The film is a loose remake of the 2000 film What Women Want. The plot follows a woman who – after drinking a potent concoction given by a shaman – gains the ability to hear men’s inner thoughts. The screenplay was written by Jas Waters and Tina Gordon Chism.

The film was released in the United States on February 8, 2019, by Paramount Pictures and BET Films. It grossed over $72 million worldwide. Like What Women Want, it received mixed reviews from critics, although Henson’s performance was praised.

Plot

Ali Davis is a successful sports agent in Atlanta who feels boxed out by her male colleagues. When she is passed over for a promotion at Summit Worldwide Management, her boss Nick explains that she does not connect well with men. Determined to succeed in a man’s world, Ali announces that she will sign up-and-coming basketball star Jamal Barry.

After getting drinks with her father, Ali flirts with the bartender, Will. They have sex at his home, where Ali encounters his young son, Ben. At a photo shoot, Ali stands up for her client but angers Joe “Dollah” Barry, Jamal’s father and manager. At her friend Mari’s bachelorette party, Ali is introduced to Sister, a psychic. To help Ali “connect with men”, Sister gives her “fey lougawou” (Kalanchoe pinnata) tea to drink. While dancing with her friends at a club, Ali is knocked unconscious.

Waking up in the hospital, she hears the thoughts of her doctor. Ali and her assistant Brandon realize that she has gained the ability to hear men’s thoughts. They track down Sister, who convinces Ali that her power is an asset. Using her newfound ability, Ali learns about a poker game attended by her fellow agents and Joe. She shows up uninvited but impresses Joe, and is invited to join Summit’s meeting with Jamal. Ali saves her coworker Kevin’s pitch to Jamal and Joe; Kevin later confronts Ali, and reveals that he had voted to make her partner.

Discerning that Joe does not trust a woman without a family, Ali passes off Will and Ben, who have come to return her misplaced driver’s license, as her husband and son. She invites them all to an NBA game, where – unbeknownst to Will or Ben – she uses her “family” to further impress Joe. On a double date with Will, Mari, and Mari’s fiancé James, Ali hears James’ cheating thoughts, and also hears that Will only has thoughts for her. They have sex, with Ali using Will’s thoughts to fully satisfy him.

The Summit office is shocked to discover that agent Ethan has quit and signed Jamal himself, withdrawing him from the NBA draft to play in China instead. Nick berates Ali, stating that the only reason he will not fire her is because she is a black woman. He reveals her family charade to Will, who tells Ali to stay away from him and Ben. At Mari’s wedding, Ali hears James’ thoughts and, angrily dismissing Brandon’s attempt to intervene, she drunkenly announces that James slept with Mari’s cousin. She also reveals that her friend Ciarra’s husband is cheating on her, and a brawl breaks out. Ali is again knocked unconscious.

She wakes up at the hospital, realizing she can no longer read minds. With her father’s advice, Ali reconciles with Brandon and her friends. She finds Jamal, who explains that he does not want to go to China, and Ali tells him to follow his heart. Jamal decides to stay, and becomes the first NBA draft pick. Ali is promoted to partner, but quits to start her own agency with Kevin, as well as Brandon, finally making him an agent. Arriving at Ben’s birthday party, Ali asks Will for another chance, and he agrees. The three of them go for a walk as Ali reveals more plans for her agency.

Cast

Taraji P. Henson as Alison “Ali” Davis
Aldis Hodge as Will
Josh Brener as Brandon Wallace
Erykah Badu as Sister
Richard Roundtree as Skip Davis
Tracy Morgan as Joe “Dolla” Barry
Wendi McLendon-Covey as Olivia
Tamala Jones as Mari
Phoebe Robinson as Ciarra
Max Greenfield as Kevin Myrtle
Jason Jones as Ethan Fowler
Brian Bosworth as Nick Ivers
Chris Witaske as Eddie
Shane Paul McGhie as Jamal Barry
Kellan Lutz as Captain Fucktastic
John Collins as himself
Shaquille O’Neal as himself
Grant Hill as himself
Mark Cuban as himself
Karl-Anthony Towns as himself
Lisa Leslie as herself
Pete Davidson as Danny
Auston Jon Moore as Ben