I saw "Shallow Hal" last
I saw "Shallow Hal" last week. It was probably the worst Farrelly Brothers movie I've seen. A shame because I like Gwyneth Paltrow and I really like Jack Black. The previews made it look like a series of fat jokes, and then I read some reviews that said, "It might seem like a series of fat jokes, but really, it's actually quite sweet!" It turns out that what they meant is that the movie was somehow deserving of praise because it set up every single fat joke it could think of and didn't follow through to the most tasteless punchline in EVERY case. So basically the whole movie was setting itself up with reduced expectations and then looking good in comparison. It's the cinematic equivalent to the compliment, "Wow, for a fat girl, you sure don't sweat much!" If you haven't seen it yet, skip it.
Posted by Curt at July 17, 2002 06:10 PM