Shallow Hal/Me, Myself & Irene [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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    		Shallow Hal/Me, Myself & Irene [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow , Jack Black , Jason Alexander , Joe Viterelli , and Rene Kirby
    Director: Bobby Farrelly , and Peter Farrelly
    Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    ASIN: B0000C23EG
    Release Date: 2003-11-04
    Shallow Hal/Me, Myself & Irene [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Funny, quite predictable but worth watching
    • consistently funny but characters not very engaging
    • 4 and a half stars
    • great movie
    • Wrong Actor
    		 Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow , Jack Black , Jason Alexander , Joe Viterelli , and Rene Kirby
    Director: Bobby Farrelly , and Peter Farrelly
    Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

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    ASIN: B00005JKLQ
    Release Date: 2002-07-02
    Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

    Amazon.co.uk Review

    After a succession of hugely successfully movies of a lower brow nature, Shallow Hal finds the Farrelly Brothers attempting a slightly more thoughtful film, albeit still tied up in their trademark toilet humour. It's an approach that is not unproblematic but not unsuccessful either, resulting in a film that engages the emotions in a manner that the likes of Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and There's Something About Mary never suggested possible.

    Jack Black is the Hal of the title, a man whose less than commendable attitude to women is suddenly altered by the rather credibility-stretching plot device of a chance meeting with a hypnotist. Henceforth Hal is only capable of seeing the beauty within, a development that allows for much humour at the expense of the less fortunate in the name of some sort of social comment. From it all, however, emerges a quite touching love story with Paltrow's character Rosemary and proof that the Farrellys do have something of a sensitive side--no matter how deep it may be buried. The ending may be woefully predictable, but such is the deftness of touch with which the story is told, that it is still the one we are all rooting for. This is a sickly sweet film in the truest terms.

    On the DVD: Shallow Hal comes with a plethora of extras on disc, including a series of mini-documentaries and TV specials, all of which plug the film but offer very little insight. That does come, however, from the handily subtitled directors' commentary, which demonstrates clearly the clash of cultures occurring in the movie. As well as commenting on the physical appearance of every female cast member who passes before the camera, the brothers also pay touching tribute to a colleague who passed away during the shoot and seem to know the name of every single extra and crew member who worked on the project, surely a rarity in these days of big budgets and faceless studios. There is also a large selection of deleted scenes, also with added commentary, a perfunctory music video from Shelby Lynne and a documentary on some of the technical aspects of the film. --Phil Udell

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Funny, quite predictable but worth watching.......2007-10-04

    Shallow Hal is a decent film, quite funny (although not really funny) and worth watching if you can get it for a fiver or less. There are some good jokes and although the storyline isn't particularly good, you won't get bored in it. Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow are good in it, as is Jason Alexander (also in Seinfeld) and the Farrelly Brothers are good directors. Although it isn't the best film ever made, it is funny and as I have said, worth buying for the right price.

    3 out of 5 stars consistently funny but characters not very engaging.......2007-06-05

    Shallow Hal is interesting to watch and consistently funny.
    But it wasn't laugh out loud funny and the characters didn't make a connection with me in such a way that I think I'll remember much about them in a few weeks time if someone asks me about this film.

    4 out of 5 stars 4 and a half stars.......2007-01-06

    I love this movie! Movies that are quite funny, (not likeroad trip)
    often attract me to them. This is one of them! A must see for those that love the same sort of thing. I was not so keen on this when first viewing it, though absolutely loved it after second viewing.

    4 out of 5 stars great movie.......2006-10-17

    This is a great movie, very funny indeed. Gwyneth Paltrow is brilliant in here but Jack Black is SUPERB in here, the RIGHT actor for this type of film! He is just funny from start to finish! Go and buy this film!

    3 out of 5 stars Wrong Actor.......2006-09-13

    I like the Farrelly the brothers, they can be pretty naughty but their heart is always in the right place. Hal just doesn't work though and the biggest reason for its failure is the miscasting of Jack Black in the title role. Admittedly Black irritates the hell out of me in any circumstances but I think the film would have worked far better if his character had been played by a traditionally handsome Hollywood actor. All of the jokes would have worked better if this had been the case, including the relationship with his geek of a best friend. Anyway, this is just okay...average wait-until-its-on-TV stuff, you've seen it all before and it's as predictable as painting by numbers - and slightly more sloppy.
    Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Funny, quite predictable but worth watching
    • consistently funny but characters not very engaging
    • 4 and a half stars
    • great movie
    • Wrong Actor
    		 Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow , Jack Black , Jason Alexander , Joe Viterelli , and Rene Kirby
    Director: Bobby Farrelly , and Peter Farrelly
    Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
    ProductGroup: DVD
    Binding: DVD

    All Comedy All Comedy | Comedy | Categories | DVD | Video
    All Science Fiction & Fantasy All Science Fiction & Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Categories | DVD | Video
    Fantasy & Futuristic Fantasy & Futuristic | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Categories | DVD | Video
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    DVD DVD | Format (binding_browse-bin) | Refinements | DVD | Video
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    1. There's Something About Mary [1998] There's Something About Mary [1998]
    2. Envy [2004] Envy [2004]
    3. Envy [2004] Envy [2004]
    4. Stuck On You [2004] Stuck On You [2004]
    5. Orange County [2002] Orange County [2002]

    ASIN: B000A3XYIM
    Release Date: 2002-07-02
    Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

    Amazon.co.uk Review

    After a succession of hugely successfully movies of a lower brow nature, Shallow Hal finds the Farrelly Brothers attempting a slightly more thoughtful film, albeit still tied up in their trademark toilet humour. It's an approach that is not unproblematic but not unsuccessful either, resulting in a film that engages the emotions in a manner that the likes of Dumb and Dumber, Kingpin and There's Something About Mary never suggested possible.

    Jack Black is the Hal of the title, a man whose less than commendable attitude to women is suddenly altered by the rather credibility-stretching plot device of a chance meeting with a hypnotist. Henceforth Hal is only capable of seeing the beauty within, a development that allows for much humour at the expense of the less fortunate in the name of some sort of social comment. From it all, however, emerges a quite touching love story with Paltrow's character Rosemary and proof that the Farrellys do have something of a sensitive side--no matter how deep it may be buried. The ending may be woefully predictable, but such is the deftness of touch with which the story is told, that it is still the one we are all rooting for. This is a sickly sweet film in the truest terms.

    On the DVD: Shallow Hal comes with a plethora of extras on disc, including a series of mini-documentaries and TV specials, all of which plug the film but offer very little insight. That does come, however, from the handily subtitled directors' commentary, which demonstrates clearly the clash of cultures occurring in the movie. As well as commenting on the physical appearance of every female cast member who passes before the camera, the brothers also pay touching tribute to a colleague who passed away during the shoot and seem to know the name of every single extra and crew member who worked on the project, surely a rarity in these days of big budgets and faceless studios. There is also a large selection of deleted scenes, also with added commentary, a perfunctory music video from Shelby Lynne and a documentary on some of the technical aspects of the film. --Phil Udell

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Funny, quite predictable but worth watching.......2007-10-04

    Shallow Hal is a decent film, quite funny (although not really funny) and worth watching if you can get it for a fiver or less. There are some good jokes and although the storyline isn't particularly good, you won't get bored in it. Jack Black and Gwyneth Paltrow are good in it, as is Jason Alexander (also in Seinfeld) and the Farrelly Brothers are good directors. Although it isn't the best film ever made, it is funny and as I have said, worth buying for the right price.

    3 out of 5 stars consistently funny but characters not very engaging.......2007-06-05

    Shallow Hal is interesting to watch and consistently funny.
    But it wasn't laugh out loud funny and the characters didn't make a connection with me in such a way that I think I'll remember much about them in a few weeks time if someone asks me about this film.

    4 out of 5 stars 4 and a half stars.......2007-01-06

    I love this movie! Movies that are quite funny, (not likeroad trip)
    often attract me to them. This is one of them! A must see for those that love the same sort of thing. I was not so keen on this when first viewing it, though absolutely loved it after second viewing.

    4 out of 5 stars great movie.......2006-10-17

    This is a great movie, very funny indeed. Gwyneth Paltrow is brilliant in here but Jack Black is SUPERB in here, the RIGHT actor for this type of film! He is just funny from start to finish! Go and buy this film!

    3 out of 5 stars Wrong Actor.......2006-09-13

    I like the Farrelly the brothers, they can be pretty naughty but their heart is always in the right place. Hal just doesn't work though and the biggest reason for its failure is the miscasting of Jack Black in the title role. Admittedly Black irritates the hell out of me in any circumstances but I think the film would have worked far better if his character had been played by a traditionally handsome Hollywood actor. All of the jokes would have worked better if this had been the case, including the relationship with his geek of a best friend. Anyway, this is just okay...average wait-until-its-on-TV stuff, you've seen it all before and it's as predictable as painting by numbers - and slightly more sloppy.
    Stuck on You/Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
    Average customer rating: Not rated
      		Stuck on You/Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
      Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow , Jack Black , Jason Alexander , Joe Viterelli , and Rene Kirby
      Director: Bobby Farrelly , Peter Farrelly , and Mark Steilen
      Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      ASIN: B0002Q9VFM
      Release Date: 2004-10-12
      Stuck on You/Shallow Hal [2002] (REGION 1) (NTSC)

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