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Shallow Hal
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Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Shallow Hal
Meet Hal Larsen, the ultimate shallow guy. The first thing he looks for in a woman is, well, looks. Hal won't even consider dating someone with a less-than-perfect body, smile and sense of style. He pursues only supermodels, beauty queens and centerfolds. But after an impromptu hypnosis by self-help guru Tony Robbins, Hal's view of women makes a 180-degree turn; he now sees their true inner beauty. Enter Rosemary, an overweight Peace Corps volunteer. Hal, envisioning Rosemary's kindness and humor as female physical nirvana, is instantly smitten and an idyllic romance begins. When the spell is broken, Hal must face an unrecognizable Rosemary and learn one of life's most important lessons.
DVD Movie Rating for: Shallow Hal
4 out of 5
Movie Plot of: Shallow Hal
Following the advice of his dying father, Hal dates only women who are physically beautiful. One day, however, he runs into self-help guru Tony Robbins, who hypnotizes him into recognizing only the inner beauty of women. Hal thereafter meets Rosemary, a grossly obese woman whom only he can see as a vision of loveliness. But will their relationship survive when Hal's equally shallow friend undoes the hypnosis?
DVD Production Details of: Shallow Hal
Director: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video
DVD Features:
Commentary by Farrelly brothers
11 deleted scenes
Four Featurettes:
-"HBO Special"
-"Reel Comedy TV Special"
-"Seeing Throught the Layers"
-"In the Deep End With Shallow Hal"
Music video "Wall in Your Heart" - by Shelby Lynne
Widescreen anamorphic format
Cast of the movie: Shallow Hal
- Gwyneth Paltrow .... Rosemary 'Rosie' Shanahan
- Jack Black .... Hal Larson
- Jason Alexander .... Mauricio Wilson
- Joe Viterelli .... Steve Shanahan
- Rene Kirby .... Walt
- Bruce McGill .... Reverend Larson
- Anthony Robbins .... Tony Robbins
- Susan Ward .... Jill
- Zen Gesner .... Ralph Owens
- Brooke Burns .... Katrina
- Rob Moran .... Tiffany (Alternate)
- Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani .... Li'iBoy
- Kyle Gass .... Artie
- Laura Kightlinger .... Jen
- Nan Martin .... Nurse Tanya Peeler
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Reviews of the movie: Shallow Hal
Bobby and Peter Farrelly are at it again. Funny, but still a bit awkward. Jack Black is a superficial skirt chaser who is only interested in the "babes". A self-help guru hypnotizes him to see the inner beauty and he falls in love with a 300 plus pound woman(Gwyneth Paltrow). I could see where the story's whole concept would be offensive to some; but to me the intended humor just fell short. Also in the cast are:Jason Alexander, Joe Vitrelli and Susan Ward. Miss Ward in my opinion is the real "hottie" in this movie. Decent soundtrack featuring Sheryl Crow and Ivy. Wade into the shallow end and don't expect much
Coming from the creators of Dumb & Dumber and There's Something About Mary, the sensitivity of Shallow Hal seems like a minor miracle. The codirecting Farrelly brothers haven't forsaken their lowbrow inclinations, but this clever romantic fantasy offers unexpected substance with the same comedic effrontery that made the Farrellys famous. Their antihero is Hal (Jack Black), whose fixation on beautiful women is reversed (after an encounter with self-help guru Tony Robbins) so he can see only the inner beauty of "undesirables" like his new girlfriend Rosemary (Gwyneth Paltrow), now gorgeous in Hal's eyes despite being grossly obese. The movie's handling of this conundrum is sweetly sincere, poking fun at social prejudices while validating those (overweight, homely, disabled) who are often heartbroken by Hal's brand of shallowness. The concept won't hold up to scrutiny (i.e., the movie trades one set of stereotypes for another), but Shallow Hal works as an often hilarious reminder that physical beauty is only skin dee
