
Shallow Hal (2001)
Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.
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Shallow Hal rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6/10 on IMDb and 48/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.
About Shallow Hal
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.
Cast of Shallow Hal

Jack Black
as Hal Larson

Gwyneth Paltrow
as Rosemary Shanahan

Jason Alexander
as Mauricio Wilson

Joe Viterelli
as Steve Shanahan

Rene Kirby
as Walt

Bruce McGill
as Reverend Larson

Tony Robbins
as Tony Robbins

Susan Ward
as Jill

Zen Gesner
as Ralph

Brooke Burns
as Katrina

Rob Moran
as Second Tiffany
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Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani
as Li'iboy
Shallow Hal facts
- Budget
- $40M
- Box office
- $141.1M
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •fantasy premise explores beauty standards thoughtfully
- •romantic comedy maintains warmth throughout narrative
- •dance club sequences provide energetic musical moments
What the audience disliked
- •disability representation feels patronizing and outdated
- •death subplot adds unnecessary melodramatic weight
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