And Erykah Badu Issa Goal!
Before anything else, I’d like to note that the film WHAT
MEN WANT was way more than I expected, and Taraji P. Henson played the
heck out of her ‘Ali Davis' role. Oh dang! I’m still recovering from her bants
with ‘Sister’ the psychic played by Erykah Badu.
WHAT MEN WANT basically tells the story of ‘Ali Davis’ who
is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an
unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to ‘hear their
thoughts’ thanks to a session with a mysterious tea-bearing psychic named
‘Sister.’
While I’m not a fan of the rather confusing and unbalanced
storytelling here, my succour really is Taraji’s hilarious and graceful
performance which gets me rooting for Ali Davis' character even in her worst
moments. I could mention so many scenes where she totally delivered like a
‘badass’ that she truly is, chief of which is the ‘condom on the skirt moment’.
I honestly won’t forget this movie and some of its profound messages in a
hurry, but I most definitely would have preferred if it wasn’t as long and
draggy as it ended up being.
Nevertheless, I am
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