Shallow Hal has problems. Not just the jerk title character, played with charmlessness to spare by the usually estimable Jack Black, but the movie itself. Here’s the deal: Hal can’t see inner beauty.

With Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, Jason Alexander and Tony Robbins as himself. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly and written by the Farrelly brothers and Sean Moynihan. Rated: PG-13, for ...