| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Aleksandar Zambelli (Rating: 6/10) |
| How do you make a comedy about the inner beauty of fat people without
making it insulting? How do you make people laugh, and yet make them feel
uncomfortable for laughing? The Farrelli Brothers, Peter and Bobby,
certainly have a good way of doing it....more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Ram Samudrala |
| One of the great human flaws (and there are several) is the inability
to disassociate emotion and logic. I'm not making a value judgement
regarding emotionally-induced acts, but rather noting that not
considering both perspectives is allowing oneself to...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Karina Montgomery |
| The Farrelly brothers are famous for a lot of things (franks and beans and
a zipper comes to mind) but sweetness and warmth is not one of them.
Similarly, Jack Black is not generally hired for being a great guy. And
Gwyneth Paltrow is not generally...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: C+) |
| The lesson that beauty is only skin deep is a potent
one. And "Shallow Hal" is a mildly amusing film that
tells the tale of a shallow guy named Hal (Jack Black)
who eventually realizes this for himself. Yet,
obesity is a topic that is difficult to be...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Rose 'Bams' Cooper |
| SHALLOW HAL (2001)
Rated PG-13; running time 114 minutes
Genre: Comedy
Seen at: Celebration Cinema (Lansing, Michigan)
Official site: http://www.shallowhalmovie.com/
IMDB site: http://us.imdb.com/Details?0256380
Written by: Bobby and Peter...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 4/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "SHALLOW HAL" (20th Century-Fox)
What can you say about a Farrelly brothers movie that just isn't very
funny? This romantic comedy revolves around the admirable idea that a person's
inner beauty outshines exterior...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| Say, do you like fat jokes? 'Cuz if you do, Shallow Hal should just
about rank as the greatest movie of all time! Indeed, this "biggest
love story ever told" should go over like gangbusters to those fond of
Mike Myers and his Fat Bastard character from...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2/4) |
| After their big hit three years ago with THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY, the
Farrelly Brothers, Bobby and Peter, have had little success in their subsequent
films. ME, MYSELF & IRENE was painfully crude but generated a few nice laughs,
and OSMOSIS JONES...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 5/10) |
| PLOT:
A shallow guy named Hal changes his outlook on picking up girls, after a
self-help guru changes his perspective and allows him to see women's
inner-beauty on the outside. Basically, if a fat, ugly girl is a really nice
person on the inside, she'll...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Harvey Karten's archived syndicate of 9 web sites
CompuServe Movie Channel (subscription)
ofcs.org (easiest to access)
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www.azreporter.com (Arizona Reporter)
CompuServe ShowBiz (subscription)
www.compuserve.com/movies/newreleases.asp...more |
| Shallow Hal Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| If you're planning to see Shallow Hal with the expectation it will be as
funny as the Farrelly brothers' Kingpin or Dumb and Dumber, you may be in
for one of the year's biggest disappointments. Hal doesn't offer nearly
enough gags to quench the thirst...more |
