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“Quel dommage que ça vire à la comédie très neuneu et trop politiquement correcte dans le dernier tiers du film !On sombre alors dans du vague psychodrame pourrave à n’en plus pouvoir.”
Broyax · Metacritic ↗
“a good begging a good story but a **** ending”
dionysaKYS · Metacritic ↗
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“Unafraid of walking the fine line between the repellent and the human, Shallow Hal is wickedly funny but heartfelt.”
Kim Morgan, Portland Oregonian · 100
“The most shocking thing about it may be its unabashed sincerity.”
Dana Stevens, The New York Times · 80
“The Farrellys have set themselves the awesome task of arguing passionately for the non-importance of appearance while at the same time making relentless sport of it. The happy news is that they pull it off: In Shallow Hal, they've contrived a deeply humanist gross-out comedy.”
David Edelstein, Slate · 80
“May be the best Farrellys movie yet, even though it doesn't live up to the pair's usual level of uproarious, crass comic genius. They're learning, movie by movie, to articulate ideas that are more and more sophisticated, without being oppressively heavy-handed.”
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon · 80
“The belly laughs finally start to come --legitimately.”
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle · 75
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“Quel dommage que ça vire à la comédie très neuneu et trop politiquement correcte dans le dernier tiers du film !On sombre alors dans du vague psychodrame pourrave à n’en plus pouvoir.”
Broyaxabout 66–100% inread it ↗
“a good begging a good story but a **** ending”
dionysaKYSabout 85–100% inread it ↗
“The superficial weight of a predictable moral: A 3.0-star rhythm of mid-tier nostalgia.2012 (3.0)I watched "Shallow Hal" in 2012, and it served as a functional, albeit safe, comedic experience that hovered right in the center of my rating scale. While the Farrelly brothers usually aim for a "sensational" blend of gross-out humor and heart, this 2001 relic felt a bit stagnant by the time I viewed it over a decade later. Jack Black brought a "raw" and energetic presence to his pathetic character, ”
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“One of the most clever rom coms I've ever seen in the past few months. And it's a great solid role for Jack Black in his early film career. I can clearly see what the filmmakers were trying to do with this topic; they're trying not to make us laugh at it, but provide a lot of heart to this subject that it also provides laughter at the confusion. I think a lot of people don't get this movie. They don't know the point. The point is the most important thing of all that matters is that you should fa”
superfrog281read it ↗
“Shallow Hal wants a gal. Hal Larsen (Jack Black) only ever dates beautiful trophy women on account of advice he received on his death bed from his father. However, a chance meeting with a self-help guru helps him to see inner beauty first and foremost. Soon after, he falls in love with his boss' severely overweight daughter, which as it raises eyebrows everywhere the couple go, Hal is oblivious as to what everyone else is on about. Tender, sweet and subtle are not words one readily attribu”
John Chardread it ↗
“***Fun romcom with a worthy message*** A shallow man (Jack Black) from Charlotte, North Carolina, falls in love with a 300 lb. woman (Gwyneth Paltrow) after Tony Robbins enables him to see inner merit. Jason Alexander is on hand as his best friend. “Shallow Hal” (2001) is a romcom that’s both amusing and meaningful. The movie stresses the importance of inward beauty, which Hal was incapable of seeing because of his focus on solely physical attractiveness. When the latter is removed through”
Wuchakread it ↗
“Really good watch, could watch again, and can recommend. Now, I'm honestly not the biggest fans of this cast: Jack Black, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jason Alexander, but that's not to discredit their acting abilities, and I don't just limit that to these performances as everyone did a great job. Because of the complexity of the story itself, they clearly wanted to make this as silly and palatable as possible so everything essentially has rounded corners and rubberized edges. Hal is purposely le”
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“**Shallow Hal might have a pretty divisive premise in today's culture, but the message and character growth champion worth and dignity while making you laugh.** This movie would never be allowed to release in today's world, but it was a hit when it came out in 2001, and it's because it really is a funny, sweet movie. What could be a crude and offensive movie is thoughtful and even deep at moments while being laugh-out-loud hilarious. Jack Black plays the same lovable goofball as always, excep”
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