Shallow Hal (2001)

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• Sophie B

  
  Quite a generic Hollywood chic flick.

• Matt G

  
  I simply don't care enough to lay out a full review, so I'll just say that this film was decently funny despite a few lazy performances. The writing was horrible, the story was horrible, yet I still enjoyed it quite a bit.

• Bethany M

  
  Absolutely hilarious! A must see!

• Anthony L

  
  Apart from the fact that this film has only one joke in it and tells it a hundred times, it's not too bad. I don't particularly like Jack Black either, especially in this film. Credit due though, the message is there and the scene with the little girl in the burns unit is… More
  Apart from the fact that this film has only one joke in it and tells it a hundred times, it's not too bad. I don't particularly like Jack Black either, especially in this film. Credit due though, the message is there and the scene with the little girl in the burns unit is actually really touching and tastefully done. I also really like Jason Alexander. There were some George Costanza moments here and that's got to be worth an extra star!

• Nicki M

  
  Good comedy movie. It doesn't all work, but comes close enough to. Gwyneth Paltrow is great as Rosemary (although the fat suit really is the worst, especially around her face. Does not look right at all. She would be prettier than that, even with extra weight). And Jack Black… More
  Good comedy movie. It doesn't all work, but comes close enough to. Gwyneth Paltrow is great as Rosemary (although the fat suit really is the worst, especially around her face. Does not look right at all. She would be prettier than that, even with extra weight). And Jack Black is less irritating than usual (though only just). This is enjoyable because it has a nice message, and though there is some nastiness here, the overall message is good and it does have a lot of laughs with a good cast.

• Jameson W

  
  "Let me just take a small sliver of this cake......"

• Richard C

  
  C

• Dean M

  
  Quite a fine comedy. Beyond the gag of having the slim Gwyneth Paltrow play an overweight, there is okay and little fun in this film. There are some great gags to be had, some really beautiful babes, mind you when Hal is under the 'spell', the really good looking ones are… More
  Quite a fine comedy. Beyond the gag of having the slim Gwyneth Paltrow play an overweight, there is okay and little fun in this film. There are some great gags to be had, some really beautiful babes, mind you when Hal is under the 'spell', the really good looking ones are all very, very ugly!!! ugh! Paltrow is gorgeous to look at as always, and there are some genuinely funny moments and there is one plot revelation that will have you 'rolling over' in laughter!!! Not amazing, and not awful, an above average effort.

• Dean !

  
  A decent rom-com with a quite a few good laughs, a bit different to most. Jack Black is quite a funny guy and the main theme of him seeing the inner beauty only while all around him wonder what is going on is a good comedy angle.

• Conner R

  
  I just don't think this panned out like it was supposed to. You'd think with such a funny cast that it would've been at least funny, but it really wasn't. It went way too far into being a drama and having life lessons about dating and how you should judge a person.… More
  I just don't think this panned out like it was supposed to. You'd think with such a funny cast that it would've been at least funny, but it really wasn't. It went way too far into being a drama and having life lessons about dating and how you should judge a person. It's interesting to see Gwyneth Paltrow as a fat person, but beyond that it's not much.

• Carlos M

  
  Not only very funny, but also surprisingly sweet and moving for a Farrelly brothers film.

• Jason O

  
  Hal (Jack Black), follows his dad's advice on trying to find a stunning-looking woman. Little does he know that he will soon run into somebody that will hypnotize him after hearing of how Hal has an obsession of only wanting physically attractive women. Once he's hypnotized,… More
  Hal (Jack Black), follows his dad's advice on trying to find a stunning-looking woman. Little does he know that he will soon run into somebody that will hypnotize him after hearing of how Hal has an obsession of only wanting physically attractive women. Once he's hypnotized, Hal will only see the inner beauty of people, which means it might be possible that he sees a gorgeous woman when everybody else sees that woman as being overweight, ugly, old, etc. "Shallow Hal" was like I was expecting it to be from the previews, but then again it wasn't. I'll start off by saying that all the main characters (Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jason Alexander) do a good job of acting. Ok, from the previews, I could tell that "Shallow Hal" was going to be hilarious, and luckily my first notion was correct, it is a hilarious film. Unlike the previews you've probably seen by now on television, there are a few funny parts that were not shown in the previews, they're waiting for you to see them yourself when you watch the movie. On another note, believe it or not, "Shallow Hal" actually has a deep meaning to it. Like your parents or whoever have told you all your life, it is what's on the inside that counts the most, not the outside, and "Shallow Hal" is a prime illustration of that point. But don't get me wrong, this movie is not a tear-jerker or overly dramatic film, it's mostly based on laughs. If you feel like taking some time out and watching a hilarious and good movie at the theatres, go see "Shallow Hal." NOTE: That was my Amazon review from the year 2001. Saw this one in the theater right after I started back to college. This movie is about me...I'm Shallow Jason, although I'm not fat like Hal.

• Candy R

  
  very funny film about a guy (Jack) who is only attracted to good looking girls but they never like him. He is hypnotized in to believing ugly girls are beautiful He falls for Gwyneth and not of his friends understand what has changed him.

• Lenny M

  
  Farrelly Brothers rely too much on stereotypes as jokes kind of like they did in "The Ringer". Still appreciate using Charlotte as the film setting.

• Josh L

  
  A passable comedy even if there are laughs towards the beginning, because the movie slowly drags into boredom towards the end of it.

• Rachel F

  
  This was a funny movie. It was not Jack Blacks or Gwyneth Paltrows best by far though.

• Tim B

  
  Not funny for me. Jack Black doesn't know that Gwyneth Paltrow is fat. OK, it's got promise, but he goes on, almost through the whole movie like that. As a result, we get the same basic joke over and over again. A frustrating watch.

• Lady D

  
  Really funny with an underlying serious message

• Jens S

  
  Once again the Farrelly brothers send a message of tolerance in the form of politically very incorrect jokes. Jack Black carries the movie with his own special way of acting. Includes a few very amusing scenes of embarassing humor but no really huge surprises for people who've… More
  Once again the Farrelly brothers send a message of tolerance in the form of politically very incorrect jokes. Jack Black carries the movie with his own special way of acting. Includes a few very amusing scenes of embarassing humor but no really huge surprises for people who've seen a trailer. Again the Farrellys cast real handicapped persons in roles that could be easily filled with "regulars". That's the real message of tolerance thy keep sending with their movies and can't be worshipped highly enough.

• Curtis L

  
  Funny I suppose

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