When was shallow hal made

Jill : And now l know appearances mean absolutely nothing to you. Mauricio: I'm probably more immature than you, but at least I have a bigger willie. Mauricio: What the hell was that? Hal: I said your willie's— Mauricio: I heard what you said, but it took you, like, eight seconds. You can't come back with a comeback after eight seconds. You got three. Five, tops. John Travolta played an Abominable Snowman from space in "Battleship Earth," and look how that went over. By showing the idealized Paltrow, the Farrellys set up the third act, in which Shallow Hal does indeed see Paltrow as fat, and has to deal with how he feels about that.

If she had been fat all along in the movie's eye, how could his test be made clear visually? Early and late, we see Paltrow as Hal sees her, which is not an evasion but maybe the point.

Whether or not you accept the fat-thin argument, the movie offers a good time. It's very funny across the usual range of Farrelly gags, from the spray-on toupee to a woman with a long second toe to a man with a tail. Paltrow is truly touching. And Black, in his first big-time starring role, struts through with the blissful confidence of a man who knows he was born for stardom, even though he doesn't look like your typical Gwyneth Paltrow boyfriend.

He's not so thin, either. Note: Only the most attentive audience members will catch the Farrellys' subtle reference to a famous poem by Emily Dickinson. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rene Kirby as Walt. Jack Black as Hal. Gwyneth Paltrow as Rosemary.

Jason Alexander as Mauricio. Reviews Shallow Hal. Roger Ebert November 09, Now streaming on:. See what happened? In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies. For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews — Subscribe on YouTube!

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