As a Man, the Trailer for Taraji P. Henson's What Men Want Is Actually What I Want
EntertainmentMoviesBut that was 18 years ago! And, as you can tell in the trailer for What Men Want, everything’s different now! In this movie, Taraji P. Henson plays a frustrated and disrespected lawyer at a male-dominated firm who gains the ability to read the minds of men—and only men!!!—after falling and hitting her head at a club. She appears to use her new ability to win at poker, take down the asshole lawyer at her firm played by New Girl’s Max Greenfield, make partner, shame misogynists like ones played by Tracy Morgan, and, I don’t know, fall in love with Mark Cuban? Or Shaq? (The romance subplot is unclear, so let’s go with that.) I wouldn’t say I laughed out loud while watching this trailer, but I will say that, as a man, it gave me everything I wanted out of one, namely: a fart joke, Erykah Badu, and zero appearances by Mel Gibson.
It comes out in January, which is a terrible sign. But oh well! Anything’s better than watching What Women Want again. I hope What Men Want makes three billion dollars.