Two lessons I learned early in my courting days were: (1) Attractive women by definition get a lot of attention from males and are usually very selective in who gets their interest; (apparent) wealth and fame are a major factor in that, and (2) While looks attract you to someone, it's personality that keeps you with them. A lot of attractive women are decidedly lacking in the intelligence and personality departments. For about the first 15 minutes this film seems to demonstrate these lessons, but then rather contradicts its own message about looking beyond the surface at inner beauty when Hal is obsessed by what he sees as ideal looking women.
I would have thought that in America these days obese people are so common that they wouldn't get derided the way that Rosemary does, although if it's a result of being such a glutton you can't help feeling that she deserves it. The various scenes of Gwyneth Paltrow in scantily clad poses (and some of the supporting actresses) make this film nice to look at, but like many American comedies it suffers from excruciating characters (here Hal's man friend particularly) and over-the-top/in-your-face gags. I agree with the average IMDb user rating.
I would have thought that in America these days obese people are so common that they wouldn't get derided the way that Rosemary does, although if it's a result of being such a glutton you can't help feeling that she deserves it. The various scenes of Gwyneth Paltrow in scantily clad poses (and some of the supporting actresses) make this film nice to look at, but like many American comedies it suffers from excruciating characters (here Hal's man friend particularly) and over-the-top/in-your-face gags. I agree with the average IMDb user rating.