Great Film overall

An Exercise In Nonsense

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

For his pedigree as a big theatrical director, it's funny that David Schwimmer's one directorial debut is an innocent popcorn comedy. Then again he's best known for a sitcom role, but it would have been nice to see Schwimmer try to escape that reputation.Nonetheless, "Run Fatboy Run" is a pretty watchable popcorn comedy about an aimless man in arrested development (Simon Pegg) who runs a marathon as a hail mary pass to win back his ersatz ex-wife/baby mama (Thandie Newton) who he left at the altar on their wedding night out of fear. It sets up a rather obvious but serviceable character arc: The man's a loser because he's a commitment-phobe so finishing the race will represent his ability to commit. The film is set in London with a certain British whimsy in terms of many of the side characters including Harish Patel as a quirky yet sweet downstairs neighbor, Dylan Moran as the opportunistic best friend, and Nevan Finegan as a sexy no-nonsense landlady. The film can be firmly divided into two halves: Before Simon Pegg's character runs a marathon, and the marathon itself. In the first act, it's pretty typical with obvious foreshadowing and comedy that seems a little overly reliant on grotesque physical in a manner reminiscent of the "Three Stooges" (or what I'd imagine the Three Stooges to be): In one scene, Pegg's character gets a nail in his toe in an effort to pop a blister; in another, he and Moran's character get into a fight that's played for humor based on the pain they must be in).What really elevates the film is when he starts running the marathon and the subplots merge into more of a kinetic frenzy. The humor of bodily pain starts to segue into the tropes of a feel-good movie.This is one of the few wide-release running films and there's a lot of relatable stuff here in how annoying other runners can be, how some of the good running tips don't make sense until you're on the track, how will power will only take you so far without practice, and how running a long-distance race is often about the light at the end of the tunnel.

If the man didn't finish the run, the woman didn't go back to him and the successful businessman didn't go evil all of a sudden at the end, I probably will give this film a 7. Unfortunately it turns out a stupid and naive story eventually. Guess the director believes the fantasy in Friends too much.

I watched Run Fatboy Run on TV this afternoon. I thought it may not hold the interest but there was nothing else to do so I watched. I was so glad I did.This is a beautiful movie. It is about ordinary lives that can rise to extraordinary challenges when the circumstances warrant.Simon Pegg was superb in his portrayal of Dennis, an ordinary unambitious security guard who stood up his pregnant bride Thandie Newton at the altar.Thandie Newton was charming as the stood up bride who moves on with her life.The child actor Dylan did a brilliant job as did Hank Azaria as the typical sophisticated American expat yuppie.The supporting cast of Dylan's friends and the Indian landlord were equally brilliant in the portrayal of their respective characters.At the end of the day, this is a feel good movie with a healthy dose of the human factor that all of us can well relate to.For those who have not seen this already, please do if you get a chance to. It is a must watch.

Simon Pegg tries to act. Thandie Newton??(if that is a name) cannot act and to be fair doesn't embarrass herself by even trying unlike like Pegg.Surely its enough that she looks pretty and does those cosmetic adverts as well.The plot is par for the course for Pegg ,an allegedly "likeable" oaf/complete loser(played by Pegg)must over come the odds and the obstacles that everyone else in life seem to overcome with ease in order to get the girl and ya ya ya yawn. So he starts running to prove he'll be a great husband and a dad because that's really all you need to make your life partner happy and successfully raise a happy well balanced child =running skills