Shallow Hal
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: November 9, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
11
Negative:
8
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38
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
A one-joke movie. What makes it misfire is that its one joke clashes with its one idea.
30
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
When a human joke like Tony Robbins is the only one who comes away from your movie smelling like a rose, there's a real problem in Farrellyland. Read full review
30
TimeRichard Corliss
We [Farrellys'] mock, they say, because we care. But that doesn't make the film elevating or amusing. Read full review
30
Rolling StonePeter Travers
For the first time, the Farrellys seem to be embarrassed by their own crudeness. For the first time, they should be. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Lacks even a vestige of subtlety and is rarely so much as amusing. Viewers with fond memories of the brothers' wildly funny "There's Something About Mary" will be astonished at how few laughs the current venture has. Read full review
20
Washington PostRita Kempley
Nothing could save this movie. These guys make a fortune off the comedy of cruelty. How dare they climb on a soapbox? Read full review
20
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Shallow Hal makes the case for restricting the Farrellys to mere gross-out movies. Read full review
10
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
What they've done here goes beyond gross -- or clumsy, or dumb -- to genuine ugliness, both cutaneous and sub.
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