BLU-RAY REVIEW: WHAT MEN WANT
5/06/2019

OVERVIEW: “Taraji P. Henson is at her absolute best” (Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV) in director Adam Shankman’s hilarious comedy WHAT MEN WANT, arriving on Digital April 23, 2019 and on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD May 7 from Paramount Home Media Distribution.

The Digital* and Blu-ray Combo Pack releases deliver even more entertainment with over 60 minutes of laugh-out-loud bonus features, including a gag reel, deleted and extended scenes, a spoof infomercial featuring a hilarious Erykah Badu, interviews with the cast, and more. Called “laugh out loud from start to finish” (Dave Morales, FOX-TV) and “fresh, timely and outrageously fun” (Rachel Smith, MORE), WHAT MEN WANT is the perfect movie to watch at home with girlfriends or for a date night in.

SYNOPSIS: Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) is a successful sports agent who’s constantly boxed out by her male colleagues. After a wild night out with her girls, she mysteriously gains the ability to hear men’s thoughts. With her newfound power, Ali looks to outsmart her colleagues as she races to sign the next basketball superstar, but the lengths she has to go to will put her relationship with her best friends and new love interest to the test. The film also stars Aldis Hodge, Richard Roundtree, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Erykah Badu, Max Greenfield, and Tracy Morgan  

BLU-RAY: The film is presented in widescreen in a 1.85:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical format. The picture is just flawless. Not only the picture looks great in this release, also the sound it is good, a 7.1 Master Audio in English that provides a good complement to the picture. It also includes  English, Portuguese, French Spanish subtitles.

VIDEO:
Widescreen (1.85:1) 16x9

AUDIO:
English Dolby Digital 7.1, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese Dolby Digital 5.1

Subtitles - English, Spanish, Parisian French, Portuguese

SPECIAL FEATURES:

Blu-ray™ unleashes the power of your HDTV and is the best way to watch movies at home, featuring 6X the picture resolution of DVD, exclusive extras and theater-quality surround sound.

Commentary with director Adam Shankman

Deleted & Extended Scenes with introduction by director Adam Shankman

Gag Reel with introduction by director Adam Shankman

The Dream Team — Meet the wildly funny cast and crew as they take you behind-the-scenes of their comedic hijinks.

Flipping the Narrative — Discover how What Men Want flips the script on what women must do to succeed in a man's world.

What DO Men Want? — Laugh along with the cast and crew as they get one step closer to understanding what's on men's minds.

Poker Night — Pull up a chair for one of the most epic poker nights imaginable.

Ali + Athletes — Ali Davis (Taraji P. Henson) pulls out all the stops for her clients. Check out some hilarious cameos from superstar athletes.

Sister Spills the Tea infomercial — You have questions, Sister has the answers! Watch music icon Erykah Badu play the hysterically eccentric psychic as she spills the tea on her mystical powers.