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Shallow Hal (2001)
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Coming from the creators of Dumb & Dumber and There's Something About Mary, the sensitivity of Shallow Hal seems like a minor miracle. The codirecting Farrelly brothers haven't forsaken their lowbrow inclinations, but this clever romantic fantasy offers unexpected substance with the same comedic effrontery that made the Farrellys famous. Their antihero is Hal (Jack Black), whose fixation on beautiful women is reversed (after an encounter with self-help guru Tony Robbins) so he can see only the inner beauty of "undesirables" like his new girlfriend Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), now gorgeous in Hal's eyes despite...
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Shallow Hal Movie Review by Zara  (1/28/2007) |
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There were people who were supremely offended by the concept of this movie even before seeing it. Much like those who got up in arms over the movie THE RINGER (which according to some I should have been riled up about since I work with individuals with developmental disabilities), they assumed that the subject matter was...
(complete Shallow Hal review by Zara)
| Shallow Hal Movie Review by Douglas (9/7/2007) |
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A movie that is extremely insulting to obese people (which I am not). I could understand an actor of Jack Black's level doing this movie, but Gwyneth Paltrow--no way. She must have been promised the lead role in Gone With the Wind II. Bobby and Peter Farrelly should send a thank you letter to Tom Cruise and the crew who...
(complete Shallow Hal review by Douglas)
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