Shallow Hal

I was contemplating whether or not to watch this movie based on the mixed reviews but i'm glad I gave it a try. It is funny and educational but if you're too sensitive to jokes, might not be a good watch for you then.

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My problem with this movie is that the two male leads are so spectacularly unattractive. The whole message is that we shouldn't judge people by their appearances, fat people are good, etc. etc. blah blah blah. Okay, fine, whatever. But this only seems to apply to the womenfolk. Jack Black is short and pudgy with bulldog features, and Jason Alexander looks like something that's been boiled and painted. Why is their lack of attractiveness never part of the plot? Good Lord, they roam around the movie looking for babes as if they were a couple of Adonises. Both of these distinctly not good-looking guys get pursued by attractive women, and what's more, the squat four-eyes actually turns down his dolly on the grounds that she's got a long toe. (All this is later justified by his inner hurt feeling...awwwww!!) Another sign that the movie was put together by a couple of cases of arrested development: Rosemary never stops talking about her low self-esteem, can't handle compliments, etc. yet in every second scene she's wearing something short and tight. This way Gwyneth Paltrow gets to prance around in her skimpies, and yet then we're supposed to get a big yuk-yuk when her fat body double is shown falling out of the same outfit. I would love to see a female director redo this movie using a couple of ugly women as the leads, and then have attractive men pursue them, just as they are. Wait, I guess no one would buy that. And one final thing: just because Rosemary was fat, they didn't have to show her constantly stuffing her face. It got to the point where she's grabbing half a cake at a time. That was just pointless and mean, and it was way beyond even a juvenile chuckle.

"Shallow Hal" should be a harmless little morality play on finding inner beauty. It is, instead, a mean spirited film that seems to confirm all the things it preaches against. Fat jokes and stereotypes abound; and may even have been funny if not so utterly far fetched. In one particularly stupid segment, the fat girl is so heavy she breaks her seat at a restaurant. Dumb, unkind and unlikely. Thirty minutes later: fat girl breaks another chair at a different restaurant. How is Hal supposed to get beyond the unattractive fat? The fat girl herself thinks she's unattractive. Her father also says she's unattractive. At least Hal is shallow. What's Dad's excuse? Fat people also have no manners. When offered a slice of cake, Rosemary breaks off one-third, grabs it in her bare hand, and walks off through her Dad's office. Do the Farrelly's really think this is how obese people behave? This may fly in "Dumb and Dumber", but Paltrow's character is far from dumb, she is after all educated and affluent. To show us none of us is above being petty and judgmental, the Farrelly's use a character with crippled, withered legs which drag behind him as he walks, doubled over on his hands. The device is particularily jarring. This characters big joke comes when during a road trip fuel stop when Hal asks why he's donning rubber gloves. "Have you ever walked across a gas station restroom on with your bare hands," he replies. Makes me long for the sophistication of "American Pie." "Shallow Hal" has it's moments of brilliance, offering a look at the world from some radically different perspectives. But those moments are too few. Sitting through this movie left me with the same feeling I get when I hear a racist joke or see someone ridiculed. Perhaps the working title was "Hateful Hal." I can't understand why people get so uptight about sex and nudity, when something obscene as this little flick slip under the radar.

most movie film that love is not a blind is in your true feelings for loved-ones with care and trust.

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Oh my goodness!!! If anyone actually thinks this film made fun of fat people, they are terribly mistaken. This movie was all about seeing through all exteriors and seeing the inner person, whether they be ugly or beautiful. Unfortunately, this film was very underrated. I understand that everyone has their own personal opinion, but try and not be so damn politically correct. I just so happen to be a large woman and have been overweight my entire life and I didn't take offense to this film at all. I just wonder how much time it takes out of one's life to worry about what somebody is doing or saying. Just enjoy life and treat people accordingly. I accept critisism as well as encouraging words. I rated this movie 10/10.

of all the crap given to this movie, i would like to make a note that this review is about the same. so what's the purpose of giving another bad review of this movie? just to point it out to you that this movie's really sucks... ok. there are still some o---kaaay scenes but as the movie goes on, the story also goes off... skip this if you can, just to encourage the movie makers to re-consider again from making such failure movie. and also to make gwyneth paltrow a second thought before receiving contract for doing this kinda crap anymore. a perfect dvd gift to be given to the inlaws....

Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy starring Jack Black and Gwenyth Paltrow. The story is about young man named Hal(Black) who only dates beautiful women and avoids unattractive women,but when he meets Tony Robbins,he hypnotises Hal and Hal can now see unattractive women as gorgeous women. When he meets Rosemary(Paltrow) who's really 300lbs,will he love her for her skinny appearance or her actual appearance. From the guys that brought us Dumb and Dumber and Theres Something About Mary,I'd say check it out. Also if your a fan of Jack Black.