Synopsis: A charming but oblivious overweight guy leaves his fiancee on their wedding day only to discover years later that he really loves her. To win her back, he must finish a marathon while making her realize that her new handsome, wealthy fiance is the wrong guy for her.
Starring: Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria, Thandie Newton, Harish Patel, Ruth Sheen
Directed by: David Schwimmer
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Simon Pegg is one of my top British comedy actors. He's worked hard to leave his mark not just in good recent British films, but in American films. He's been able to adapt himself to both sense of humors, and make it work smoothly. That's what I like about his work.
I'd say Run, Fat Boy, Run is one of those funny and entertaining films that you must watch in DVD or Blu Ray, even though, it wasn't the best option to watch in theaters. It was good, but not good enough for that. Simon Pegg has been in way better comedy films than Run. Fat Boy, Run.
The film is about Dennis, a looser that never accomplishes anything in life. Every time he has to face a situation, problem or important decision... he prefers to run away, thinking that this is the best option. That's what he did on his own wedding, when he did panic minutes before to get married, leaving his pregnant woman waiting for him at the altar.
Since then, he's kept in contact with his ex-fiancee and mother of his kid. He visits his son and share time with him every single week. He always tries to get his ex-fiancee's attention, but she's too mad at him for the reason I mentioned before, obviously! Any woman would be pissed at her ex-fiance if he ran away on their wedding day.
Dennis is working as a security guy at a women's fashion shop. While trying to get Libby's attention, he finds out that she has a new american boyfriend. Her new boyfriend is a successful business man that is trying to get not just her inconditional love, but his son's attention. He finds out that Libby is in loved with the idea of her new boyfriend running a marathon for charity.
When Dennis knows about it, he convinces her and his friends that he will run the same marathon. All of his friends laugh and even bet on his failure, since he never achieves anything, he's just a quitter. That's what they believe. His best friend believes in him and helps him to train and get in shape to complete this race and show Libby, her boyfriend, son and everyone else that he's capable of doing it and achieving this goal.
He goes through several crazy and funny situations during his training, but something happens... He's being invited to celebrate Libby's birthday at her boyfriend's house. Her boyfriend takes advantage of this situation and proposes her. She accepts and Dennis is destroyed. He quits, tells his best friend and people that have been supporting him that he won't run the marathon. After considering the situation, he decides to do it for himself.
During the marathon, Dennis and Whit (Libby's boyfriend) takes the race too personal and Whit tackes Dennis. Both falls in the floor, Whit tries to keep running but "hits the wall" and can't run anymore. Dennis decides to walk the rest of the marathon and finally finishes it hours later, being all over the news in the country.
I personally enjoyed the film. As said before, it wasn't an option for me when it came to theaters, but I must say that it should be taken as a "must" for a DVD night. It is a really good one, so if you really enjoy a good British comedy, you can go for this option, totally recommended.
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: David Schwimmer
U.S. Rating: PG-13
Simon Pegg is one of my top British comedy actors. He's worked hard to leave his mark not just in good recent British films, but in American films. He's been able to adapt himself to both sense of humors, and make it work smoothly. That's what I like about his work.
I'd say Run, Fat Boy, Run is one of those funny and entertaining films that you must watch in DVD or Blu Ray, even though, it wasn't the best option to watch in theaters. It was good, but not good enough for that. Simon Pegg has been in way better comedy films than Run. Fat Boy, Run.
The film is about Dennis, a looser that never accomplishes anything in life. Every time he has to face a situation, problem or important decision... he prefers to run away, thinking that this is the best option. That's what he did on his own wedding, when he did panic minutes before to get married, leaving his pregnant woman waiting for him at the altar.
Since then, he's kept in contact with his ex-fiancee and mother of his kid. He visits his son and share time with him every single week. He always tries to get his ex-fiancee's attention, but she's too mad at him for the reason I mentioned before, obviously! Any woman would be pissed at her ex-fiance if he ran away on their wedding day.
Dennis is working as a security guy at a women's fashion shop. While trying to get Libby's attention, he finds out that she has a new american boyfriend. Her new boyfriend is a successful business man that is trying to get not just her inconditional love, but his son's attention. He finds out that Libby is in loved with the idea of her new boyfriend running a marathon for charity.
When Dennis knows about it, he convinces her and his friends that he will run the same marathon. All of his friends laugh and even bet on his failure, since he never achieves anything, he's just a quitter. That's what they believe. His best friend believes in him and helps him to train and get in shape to complete this race and show Libby, her boyfriend, son and everyone else that he's capable of doing it and achieving this goal.
He goes through several crazy and funny situations during his training, but something happens... He's being invited to celebrate Libby's birthday at her boyfriend's house. Her boyfriend takes advantage of this situation and proposes her. She accepts and Dennis is destroyed. He quits, tells his best friend and people that have been supporting him that he won't run the marathon. After considering the situation, he decides to do it for himself.
During the marathon, Dennis and Whit (Libby's boyfriend) takes the race too personal and Whit tackes Dennis. Both falls in the floor, Whit tries to keep running but "hits the wall" and can't run anymore. Dennis decides to walk the rest of the marathon and finally finishes it hours later, being all over the news in the country.
I personally enjoyed the film. As said before, it wasn't an option for me when it came to theaters, but I must say that it should be taken as a "must" for a DVD night. It is a really good one, so if you really enjoy a good British comedy, you can go for this option, totally recommended.
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
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