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Run, Fat Boy, Run [2007]


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Editorial
Amazon.co.uk Review

Simon Pegg is clearly, right now, someone who can do little wrong at the box office. Run Fatboy Run follows hot on the heels of Hot Fuzz, and again finds its star delivering a quality comedy turn, in a film that boasts a good few laughs too.

Directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, Run Fatboy Run casts Pegg as a security guard fed up of being outrun by the people he’s supposed to catch. He’s also determined to try and prove to his ex-fiancee (Thandie Newton) that he’s a changed man, and thus decides to take on the London Marathon, where he’ll be up against the new man in her life (Hank Azaria).

Pegg is on good form in Run Fatboy Run, and genuinely delivers a character you want to root for. Yet it’s the supporting players who walk off with the plaudits too. Dylan Moran in particular is in great form, as is Harish Patel, while the likes of Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria and David Walliams also turn in good work.

Cleverly knowing not to outstay its welcome, and only occasionally stuttering under the weight of some laboured work behind the camera from Schwimmer, Run Fatboy Run is an easy, quite funny and light on the brain comedy, that helps cement Pegg’s growing status as a quality leading actor. Worth checking out. --Jon Foster

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Synopsis

A listless-yet-lovable loser (SHAUN OF THE DEAD's Simon Pegg) thinks he's found the way out of his rut and into the heart of his ex-fiancee: running a marathon. David Schwimmer (FRIENDS) directs this comedy with a script from Pegg and THE STATE's Michael Ian Black.

Possibly Simon Pegg's best performance to date...
Review date: 2008-08-27 Rating: 10 out of 10

After being slightly let down by "Hot Fuzz", I had high hopes for "Run Fat Boy Run" as I saw a couple of trailers about a month before it came out and thought it looked pretty good. Whilst I never got to see it at the cinema, my sister just brought this DVD for my birthday recently.

Directed by David Schwimmer (Friends' Ross Geller) and with a fantastic cast including Dylan Moran (Black Books), Thandie Newton (The Pursuit of Happiness) and Hank Azaria (Friends' David "from Minsk", the scientist boyfriend of Pheobe Buffay), the story of "Run Fat Boy Run" centres around Simon Pegg's character Dennis Doyle, a shop security guard who, since getting cold feet on his wedding day and jilting his pregnant fiancee Libby (Newton) at the altar 5 years ago, has been, in no uncertain terms, a miserable failure ever since.

Spurned on by a series of unfortunate events, he resolves to prove to the world, and to Libby that he can start something and finish it, and thus enters a 26 mile marathon along the Thames as a way to prove this new, changed him to Libby. The end result is a charming, touching, wonderfully funny and well rounded romantic comedy that can be enjoyed just as much by the lads as it can by the girls, and not only that, it also happens to be Pegg's finest role to date as the hapless Dennis - his is a character that you will find hard not to love and in a sense get behind, even in the face of love rivals (Azaria's toffy-nosed Whit), intense training (his landlord, Mr. G, played by Harish Patel) and the odd injury or two.

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Reviews


Solid!
Review date: 2008-08-22 Rating: 6 out of 10

This is a good solid film, with a great cast. The story is original and there are many laughs along the way. Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) are brilliant in this, and there are also several good extras.
Although it is a good solid film, it is nothing too special, and after a few watches you will tire.

A good natured and actual funny rom com, makes a nice change!
Review date: 2008-08-19 Rating: 8 out of 10

In David Schwimmer' s direction debut, Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) stars as Dennis, a man who left his fiancé pregnant at the alter. 5 years on, Dennis still loves the same woman, and wants to prove his love by competing in the Nike river run.

After the delightful Shaun of the dead and the even more brilliant Hot Fuzz, I was all geared up to see Pegg in another comedy, and though enjoyable and fun, doesn't live up to his other classics.

Following many comedy and romantic conventions, Run fat boy run is predictable in some ways, but quite unique in others. The ending may surprise some critiques, but the formula of the plot, the guy and the girl routing won't surprise anyone.

Nonetheless Pegg's lovability and the comedy encoded keeps the film intriguing, not to mention Schwimmer's excellent direction, which was a nice surprise as direction is very tricky, and especially hard in comedies but the Friends star pulled it off and there isn't a fault which will go a long way in his career.

Having comic geniuses such as Pegg, Dylan Moran (Black Books) and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons) does help. The onscreen relationship between all is brilliant to watch, none more so than Pegg and Moran, who are easily the funniest people in the 100 minute film.

I prefer British comedies more so than American as there is always more realism to the jokes and the story, and though following romantic conventions, this rom com delights with a different approach to the genre.

Many comedies can lack at certain points during films, especially towards the end, but Run Fat Boy Run keeps the comedy alive all the way through, which makes it unique and enjoyable throughout.

Though following romantic conventions, this 2007 comedy is sharp, funny all the way through, and extremely well directed, which makes a worthwhile watch.

8/10

Fantastic??????
Review date: 2008-08-16 Rating: 2 out of 10

The front cover of the DVD shows the words 'Fantastic' ' A Comedy Gem' 'Hilarious'..... worth buying I thought. This is the biggest pile of garbage I have ever watched. It has actually tried to rip off several different movies including 'About a Boy' see if you can spot the others. Even the bloopers are unfunny, and sometimes allegedly, staged?
Fantastic..No. Unfunny ...yes. Should say on the report 'Tries hard, must do better' Stick with Sean of the Dead

Good in parts worth a look
Review date: 2008-08-05 Rating: 8 out of 10

I like all of Simon Pegg's work and it helps that his films are set in Britain and are not slick Hollywood productions. He is supposed to suffer all the self doubt of all of us.

He isn't fat and he thinks he will get the girl by running a marathon to show up his love rival. The hard part to swallow is that he would leave Thandie Newton for any reason as she is so good looking.

You know once he starts of his mission that he will have his set backs but make it in the end. All the standard comedy set ups and slapstick are here. Again Dylan Moran just has to turn up and mumble to be funny. You get the impression that he is not really acting but has just wandered on to the set as a favour.

Not anywhere near as good as Shaun of the Dead which is a modern classic but worthy of a few repeat viewings. the reviews are all over the place but this is a good four star film.



Product Details/Specifications


Actor(s):
Simon Pegg
Thandie Newton
Stephen Merchant
Dylan Moran
Hank Azaria

Creators:
Simon Pegg (Primary Contributor)
Thandie Newton (Primary Contributor)

Director(s):

Recording label: Entertainment in Video
Manufacturer: Entertainment in Video
EAN: 5017239195501
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2008-02-18
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
Region code: 2
Running time: 96 minutes
Theatrical release date: 2007
Language: English (Original Language)

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