Shallow Hal

Shallow Hal (2001)

Only a man this shallow could fall in love this deep.

Release:2001
Runtime:1h 54m
Country:United States
Director:Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Language:English

Genre

ComedyDramaFantasy
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Keywords

OverweightHypnosisOverweight ManRejectionDeath Of FatherVolunteerOverweight WomanSuperficiality

Shallow Hal rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6/10· 153K votes
Rotten Tomatoes49%
Metacritic48%
TMDb6.2/10· 3K votes

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

    Jack Black

    as Hal Larson

  • Gwyneth Paltrow

    Gwyneth Paltrow

    as Rosemary Shanahan

  • Jason Alexander

    Jason Alexander

    as Mauricio Wilson

  • Joe Viterelli

    Joe Viterelli

    as Steve Shanahan

  • Rene Kirby

    Rene Kirby

    as Walt

  • Bruce McGill

    Bruce McGill

    as Reverend Larson

  • Tony Robbins

    Tony Robbins

    as Tony Robbins

  • Susan Ward

    Susan Ward

    as Jill

  • Zen Gesner

    Zen Gesner

    as Ralph

  • Brooke Burns

    Brooke Burns

    as Katrina

  • Rob Moran

    Rob Moran

    as Second Tiffany

  • J

    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  • disability representation feels patronizing and outdated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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