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6.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23

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  1. HeleneM.
    Jun 7, 2001
    6
    A very lighthearted movie with a message. A little too cute, with a rather unbelievable premise. Despite this, it was fun to watch, and there were some rather comical parts.
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  2. HilaryW
    Jul 3, 2001
    8
    The first time I saw this film I laughed a lot. Mel Gibson was cute, funny, and charming and carried the movie to its ultimate high. The fact that I've seen it everytime I've been on an airplane this past couple months makes me sick. See it once or twice, but never three times. It gets old after the third. It was an admirable movie.
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  3. ChrisH.
    Jan 4, 2006
    0
    Awful, brainless, misogynist tripe.
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  4. SteveS.
    Feb 12, 2001
    2
    A silly empty movie that made little sense.
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  5. MichaelC.
    Feb 14, 2001
    6
    There are funny parts, but not frequently enough. Without Mel Gibson's superb presence, this would be disastrous.
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  6. TomZ.
    Jun 4, 2001
    4
    Great premise, but too many plot holes need filling. Gibson too old for part. Direction subpar.
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  7. MikeH.
    Jan 25, 2001
    7
    Funny and lighthearted: exactly what I expected going in.
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  8. BrendaA.
    Apr 2, 2001
    8
    This movie is the best on my list.
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  9. RyanM.
    May 25, 2001
    2
    I thought it was a funny... aw what am I talking about it was a formulated unfunny piece of crap.
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  10. Melanie
    Jun 21, 2002
    9
    I loved this movie. It was great to see a man learn to understand exactly how hard it is to be a woman in this world. Mel Gibson was great. It was hillarious and a great movie to watch.
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  11. JimM.
    Sep 30, 2007
    10
    Mel Gibson's charming performance shines in an otherwise moderately amusing movie. He's become the best comedic leading man I've seen in a very long time--maybe ever. I'd have to go all the way back to Cary Grant to find anybody even comparable, but Gibson offers accessibility and vulnerability that Grant never had. He even makes romance with Helen Hunt believable. Marisa Tomei is good too, beautiful and sweet. I give it a 10 because Mel Gibson is so astonishingly good. Otherwise it'd get about a 4.… Expand
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  12. ChuckY.
    Jun 13, 2004
    4
    I liked the concept of the film, and the first half was hilarious. However, the second half fell apart, and the film as a whole seemed to be preaching a stupid "men are bad, women are good" idea. This movie would have been a total turkey without gibson.
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Metascore
47 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 33
  3. Negative: 4 out of 33
  1. TNT RoughCut
    Reviewed by: Susannah Breslin
    35
    Shallow characters the audience cares little about, an unbelievable situation rather than a potent plot, and, for those who don’t find men-in-pantyhose or poodle-poop jokes hilarious, not many funny lines.
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  2. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    63
    A wobbly fantasy that relies on the actor's mischievous energy and rakish charisma for its laughs.
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  3. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    58
    It's never subtle or clever, but it's big, loud and clear.
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