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Release Date:
15 December 2000 (USA)
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Tagline:
He has the power to hear everything women are thinking. Finally... a man is listening.
Plot:
After an accident, a chauvenistic executive gains the ability to hear what women are really thinking. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 5 wins
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7 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(94 articles)
Fourteen Questions for It’s Complicated’s Nancy Meyers
(From Thompson on Hollywood. 20 December 2009, 5:14 PM, PST)
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(From Thompson on Hollywood. 20 December 2009, 5:14 PM, PST)
The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
(From Dark Horizons. 15 December 2009, 7:47 AM, PST)
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My wife will kill me....!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Mel Gibson | ... | Nick Marshall |
 | Helen Hunt | ... | Darcy McGuire |
 | Marisa Tomei | ... | Lola |
 | Alan Alda | ... | Dan Wanamaker |
 | Ashley Johnson | ... | Alex Marshall |
 | Mark Feuerstein | ... | Morgan Farwell |
 | Lauren Holly | ... | Gigi |
 | Delta Burke | ... | Eve |
 | Valerie Perrine | ... | Margo |
 | Judy Greer | ... | Erin the File Girl |
 | Sarah Paulson | ... | Annie, Nick's Secretary |
 | Ana Gasteyer | ... | Sue Cranston |
 | Lisa Edelstein | ... | Dina |
 | Loretta Devine | ... | Flo the Doorwoman |
 | Diana-Maria Riva | ... | Stella |
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Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language.
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127 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:PG-13 (certificate #37911) |
Iceland:L |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:PG |
Chile:TE |
Denmark:7 |
Finland:K-7 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Hong Kong:IIB |
Hungary:14 |
Netherlands:AL |
New Zealand:PG |
Norway:7 |
Peru:PT |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
South Korea:15 |
Spain:7 |
Sweden:7 |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12
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Mel Gibson's character works at Sloane Curtis Advertising, the same advertising agency Diane Keaton's character is fired from in Baby Boom (1987).
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Factual errors: When Nick Marshall thinks he is going crazy and consults with his therapist, we see him enter the counseling office. The plaque on the door indicates that the therapist (Bette Midler) is a MA with a MFCC emphasis. He refers to her as Dr. Perkins. However, master's level therapists are not legally called doctors. They are known as psychotherapists. The only doctors who can conduct therapy are Ph.Ds, Psy.Ds, and MDs.
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Quotes:
Nick Marshall:
[to Darcy] He made you feel the price you pay just for being you is that you don't get to have love.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008)
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Soundtrack:
Too Marvelous For Words
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Why doesn't Nick hear his assistants Eve and Margo's inner thoughts?more
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Well, to like this film, you've really got to like the lovely Mel. And while he's had his moments in the past, he is just starting to get .... on.... my....nerves. OK, the character is _meant_ to be obnoxious, in order to give the film its comedic spin, but boy does Mel smarm and squirm his way through the role. As most other comments have said, the women characters, particularly Tomei, are woefully underdeveloped and underused, leaving the film to stand and fall on Gibson's performance.
The plot lurches along too: Tomei is written out with an unbelievable plot device, the 'daughter' sub plot is predictable and the ending just doesn't convince.
As said, you like Mel, you get Mel. But if you're looking for sensible plot and believable characters, try elsewhere. It's almost as if the great Mel decided there just wasn't enough room in the film for anything else.