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Shallow Hal

2001 · 1h 54m · Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

IMDb 6.0 Metacritic 48 RT 49%

Skip it. 'Shallow Hal' is a dated comedy that mistakes a gimmick for a message—the premise of a man hypnotized into finding a large woman attractive is more cringe than charming by today's standards. Jack Black's shtick wears thin fast, and the film's heavy-handed 'lesson' about inner beauty lands awkwardly when the entire joke hinges on fat-shaming.

Plot

After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.

Director: Peter Farrelly

Cast: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, Rene Kirby

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