One of the funniest movies I have watched with a good message to see what's on the inside of people rather than the outside.

>"Inner beauty's the easiest thing in the world to see when you're looking for it... The brain sees what the heart wants it to feel." There is no way this movie gets made today, but I am glad it did get made. because there is an actual good message here. Jack Black is actually a very likeable character and the ending makes the rest of it better. Also, I never realized this was a Farrelly brothers film, but that defintely makes sense.

A 2000s romantic comedy that tries to be deep with its message about inner beauty but stays on the surface. The idea had potential, but the execution is so clumsy that sometimes you don't know whether to laugh with it or at it. Jack Black has moments, I won't deny it. But the script asks him to do things that nowadays would be pretty cringeworthy. It has aged poorly, leaning towards bad. One of those movies you remember fondly from when you were little and then you rewatch it as an adult and think "oof, this wasn't as funny as I remembered." Background entertainment to not think too much, not much more.

At times, much like its protagonist, Shallow Hal can be a bit… shallow, but there’s no denying that this is a well meaning film from the Farrelly’s despite the laughs it tries to garner from its audience through body shaming jokes. The Paltrow-Black central romance is just too cute (for me) to pass up.

More than a good film