Some good gross-out inventiveness, but too heartfelt by half. Do we really need the Farrellys to champion inner beauty?
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This review of Shallow Hal (2001) was written by Peter Rainer and published by New York Magazine (Vulture) on 16 Oct 2004.
Shallow Hal has generally received mixed reviews.
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