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9 November 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
The Biggest Love Story Ever Told. morePlot:
A shallow man falls in love with a 300 pound woman because of her "inner beauty". full summary | full synopsisAwards:
3 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Cute little pic-not great but good. more (401 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gwyneth Paltrow | ... | Rosemary | |
| Jack Black | ... | Hal | |
| Jason Alexander | ... | Mauricio | |
| Joe Viterelli | ... | Steve Shanahan | |
| Rene Kirby | ... | Walt | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Reverend Larson | |
| Anthony Robbins | ... | Tony Robbins (as Tony Robbins) | |
| Susan Ward | ... | Jill | |
| Zen Gesner | ... | Ralph | |
| Brooke Burns | ... | Katrina | |
| Rob Moran | ... | Second Tiffany | |
| Joshua 'Li'iBoy' Shintani | ... | Li'iBoy | |
| Kyle Gass | ... | Artie | |
| Laura Kightlinger | ... | Jen | |
| Nan Martin | ... | Nurse Tanya Peeler |
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Rated PG-13 for language and sexual content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:Livre | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (NO. 38611)Filming Locations:
Bank of America World Headquarters Building - 100 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA moreFun Stuff
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Brooke Burns is used for both the pretty and ugly versions of Katrina, this is a prosthetic change. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At the DoubleDoor Inn, where Rosie is seen dancing with the guy with spina bifida, we see the other guests applaud and approach them once they have finished dancing. And if you look closely you will see that Hal joins the crowd at the right hand side of your screen. But as it cuts to the next shot where Rosie is walking away from the crowd, we see Hal catch up with her from the opposite side where he was standing with the crowd. moreQuotes:
Artie: It never occurred to you that picking girls solely on their looks may not be the best way to go about it?Hal: What, am I supposed to apologize for having high standards?
Jen: High standards? In the five years I've known you, every woman, I should say girl, you've gone after has been completely out of your league.
Hal: What's that supposed to mean?
Artie: Oh, she doesn't mean anything by it. She's just saying you're not that good looking.
Hal: Oh! I thought she was implying something really mean.
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Paltrow's pretty good here, I enjoyed this movie a lot. Not great but certainly good, carries a nice message and it's a good premise.
However, a lot of people did get offended by this. The movie kind of does that to itself-though the theme here is "everybodys' beautiful" etc etc and meant to look at how much women are judged by their looks, the movie wasn't as bold as it could have been. If it REALLY wanted to take hold of this issue there would have been more of the "heavy paltrow" not just a few quick shots. Shows the thin paltrow a lot more and it shouldn't. Does anyone get the feeling the movie was almost afraid of it's own subject matter? That's what takes the "oomph" out of the movie and makes it a sweet little picture rather then an outstanding film. Still, it's OK-I know many people, both heavy and thin who saw this, most were not offended by the picture but had the movie aimed for serious movie making instead of predictable Hollywood fare(the former would have been more appropriate for the subject matter at hand) the movie would have been a lot better.