- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 113 min
- Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
- Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli ... see all
- Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
- Plot: Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing... Read more
User Reviews
lesson
Dec 24, 2008
jerryncocoynjr - yahoo.com
Dec 24, 2008jerryncocoynjr - yahoo.com
it all teaches us a lesson to love a person whether she/he is fat, ugly, disgusting, or even weird as long as she has that spirit that can surpass any beauty in life.... Full review
Hal's got heart
Aug 04, 2008
luiigid - yahoo.com
Aug 04, 2008luiigid - yahoo.com
This film surprised me and really had heart. The point of it was amazing. It really shined through the great acting and direction. It just kept getting better and better from the beginning. It has one of the best morales, beauty... Full review
Stupid and a poor effort movie
Aug 02, 2008
dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
Aug 02, 2008dogorangetexas - yahoo.com
This was a stupid and dumb movie that i didnt like at all its story was bad and its actrs didnt do a great job either.... Full review
lil gay jackie
Jul 14, 2008
staabdanny - yahoo.com
Jul 14, 2008staabdanny - yahoo.com
funny but homosexual, jack should sooooo come outta the closet, he is gay, and *****, flaming! on fire flaming like a hot biscuit on a flamey tower, gay gay gay!... Full review
Lesson
Jun 23, 2008
jesus_n_bluesky - yahoo.com
Jun 23, 2008jesus_n_bluesky - yahoo.com
This is what true beauty is. I love this movie. It shows how shallow some people could be. Including myself at times. This is a lesson everyone needs to learn. Beauty is NOT skin deep. Love this movie!... Full review
Good lesson.
Jun 11, 2008
yankee_fan2007 - yahoo.com
Jun 11, 2008yankee_fan2007 - yahoo.com
The movie was average as far as acting and the storyline is on the border. The moral is good though and that is what makes this movie worthwhile. Unfortuantly its a little far fetched but it gets its message across. Its... Full review
A stupid movie
May 26, 2008
darthgrader - yahoo.com
May 26, 2008darthgrader - yahoo.com
It's a moive based on one joke, that gets pretty tiring after the first five minutes...liked Jack Black here, but he needed some better material....gotta give Gwennth props for her acting in a fat suit I guess... Full review
Nice love story
May 06, 2008
trevinojjs - yahoo.com
May 06, 2008trevinojjs - yahoo.com
I heard this offended a lot of people especially obese people but I have to say this was a great movie. I myself am overweight but I was not offended by this movie at all. I loved the message that a... Full review
Shallow Hal is something that happens to everyone
Sep 30, 2007
stone_cold_fan44 - yahoo.com
Sep 30, 2007stone_cold_fan44 - yahoo.com
Jack Black is so funny and is the right actor for Shallow Hal. Every guy tries to go after the girl that is out of there league but he is transformed to like girls for there beauty on the inside which... Full review
Funny but kind of crude.
Apr 06, 2007
tms2787 - yahoo.com
Apr 06, 2007tms2787 - yahoo.com
"Shallow Hal" is a funny movie. But it is also quite crude and evil at times. I got laughs out of the movie but they are not at a good thing because the fat jokes/comments are funny but also wrong. I... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Aug 28, 2008Urban Cinefile
we want Hal to be happy
What starts as a one joke gag develops into a sweet, heartfelt film that surprises with its poignant moments.
Shallow Hal is a surprise in that the laughs are inner chuckles
The music is upbeat and the film looks very fine.
... Full Review
| Aug 28, 2008Urban Cinefile
What starts as a one-joke gag develops into a heartfelt film that genuinely surprises by its poignant moments.
I found myself actually caring for Rosie, the butt of the hippo jokes, and for Hal (Jack Black is terrific
... Full Review
| Nov 15, 2007theage.com.au
In Shallow Hal , admittedly one of their lesser efforts, a vain, overweight hipster loser called Hal (Jack Black) constantly fools himself into thinking what a cool guy he is, a delusion compounded by his equally vain, socially unsuccessful pal Mauricio ( Seinfeld's Jason Alexander). ... Full Review
| May 12, 2004Houston Chronicle
Paltrow isn't a classic beauty (the other women Hal dates are more stunning), but she has never been more luminous than she is here.
The story requires a physical manifestation of inner beauty that conforms to the same set of superficial values the film tries to skewer.
... Full Review
| Jul 02, 2002DVD Talk
Enter self-help guru Anthony Robbins (played smirkingly by Anthony Robbins), who uses a little casual hypnotism on our hero so that Hal sees only the inner beauty of people around him.
Jack Black plays Hal, a superficial ass consumed by the thought of attracting only the most beautiful of women.
... Full Review
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