Review of Shallow Hal

First things first: remember that this movie has quite the big holes internally. The logic it sets out, the world it builds ... a house of cards seems like a concrete and solid strucure if you'd compare them. That is especially true when you think about the perception thing. A very funny (if you are not easily offended) sight gag ... that is not completely thought through or made just for those it feels the jokes are working for.

Again don't overthink it, don't be too PC about the premise either. I doubt the movie could be made nowadays. When Avengers had "fat Thor" the outcry was massive ... what would they say about this then? One can only imagine. And before you say well this is a comedy, Thor is a God (well supposedly, even if not at least not a human)! So if people were mad about that ... and I'm not trying to tell anyone how they should feel about certain things. Perception again is key ... it would be just a waste of your time if you were to be easily offended. I found myself cringing at moments and I do give movies like this some slack to say the least.

It was also important that Hal would not be the shallowest person in the movie ... though with his friend you also don't see him changing ... than again maybe his exterior matches his interior? Or maybe not ... again why am I even thinking about this? I shouldn't ... enjoy this if you can