| release date: | November 9, 2001
Tuesday July 2, 2002 (dvd) |
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| genre: | Comedy |
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| running time: | 114 min. |
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| director: | The Farrelly Brothers |
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| studio: | 20th Century Fox |
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| producer(s): | Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Bradley Thomas, Charles B. Wessler |
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| screenplay: | Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Sean Moynahan |
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| cast: | Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander, Susan Ward, Joe Viterelli, Rene Kirby, Jill Fitzgerald, Anthony Robbins |
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Shallow Hal Movie Synopsis
Hal (Black), following his dying father's wishes, dates only young, gorgeous women. All that changes when a self-help guru hypnotizes Hal
into seeing only the inner beauty of women, oblivious to their true physical appearance. He soon meets and falls for Rosemary (Paltrow), a
obese and homely woman whose kindness is seen by Hal as female physical perfection. But when his equally shallow best friend,
Mauricio (Alexander), undoes the hypnosis, Hal is faced with a difficult decision.
The biggest thing about Shallow Hal is that you`ll forget that Gwenyth Paltrow is playing a fat girl. So I kept on looking at her and Jack Black and thinking they made a weird match. Also when she broke chairs and could make the biggest splash in a pool you have to remember that she`s fat. But with the ending you`ll find some real heart.
When he returned to the Pediatric Burn Unit, I cried so hard I had to close the window so the neighbors wouldn`t hear me. I knew what was going to happen but still wasn`t prepared. I`m a changed man. Really.
I really loved this movie. It was poignant and gives you something to think about. Not just a waste of time.