Simon Pegg,
Thandie Newton,
Hank Azaria,
Dylan Moran,
Matthew Fenton
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An overweight man leaves his fiancée on their wedding day, only to realize years later that she's the one and only woman of his dreams in a romantic comedy that reunites Big Nothing co-stars Simon Peg... read more
Directed by: David Schwimmer
Release Date: September 7, 2007
Keywords:
uplifting,
cute,
feel-good,
charming,
funny,
little,
funniest,
comedy,
www,
date,
predictable,
simon pegg,
dylan moran,
hot fuzz,
david schwimmer,
Simon Pegg ,
Dylan Moran ,
David Schwimmer ,
Hank Azaria
DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008
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October 1, 2011All I can say is Its predictable and not Pegg's best film but its honestly quite funny
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November 23, 2010Pegg, now a bit of a typecast, always wins me over with his average man of the street hilarity, and his down to earth lovable, puppy dog temperament. Not only was this film original and funny, but also a lesson in how much love can truly heal.
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July 19, 2010Commitment-phobe Dennis Doyle, who left his pregnant girlfriend at the altar enters a marathon in an attempt to prove that he has changed and win her back. Simon Pegg proves to be the latest comedy casualty to sacrifice his credibility to stick his snout in the Hollywood trough, ... read more
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July 7, 2010For me, this film was better second time around. At the time of it?s release it was inevitably compared to Simon Pegg?s other works, such as ?Shaun of the Dead? and ?Hot Fuzz?, this of course, still very comical and still showing Pegg?s unique humour, was slightly different them... read more
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June 8, 2010I would disagree that Run Fatboy Run was formulaic, I actually found it fairly original, at least the good writing, great performances and lack of cliches made it feel that way. David Schwimmer a good director, who knew?
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June 7, 2010Pros - Fairly funny movie about a slacker finding a reason to quit slacking. Con - another formula movie that depends on men getting kicked in the balls, seniors swearing and bare bums to be funny.
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March 4, 2010Simon Pegg makes everything better. Even formulaic, slightly lowbrow movies like this one. I'll admit that I chuckled quite a few times while I was watching it, but it would have been only average without Simon's earnest antics and Dylan Moran's crassness.
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Critic Reviews
December 17, 2008
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
March 31, 2008
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Sure it's predictable. Sure it's a slight effort, but I still think it's pretty funny and charming.
March 28, 2008
Teresa Budasi, Chicago Sun-Times
One thing Schwimmer does do right is keep the story moving swiftly. You're in, you're out, no harm done -- unless you want that hour and a half back. Full Review
March 28, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Amiable, consistently amusing and surprisingly affecting, it has the flavor of a Nick Hornby novel, with its focus on an overgrown boy struggling to grow up and be a man. Full Review
March 28, 2008
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Run, Fat Boy, Run is the directorial debut of actor David Schwimmer, who is much better behind the camera than in front of it. Here, he's taken material best suited to sketch comedy and turned it into... Full Review
March 28, 2008
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
This is a romantic comedy light on romance but heavy on comedy, and it's well cast to skew in that direction. Full Review
March 28, 2008
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger
Enough already. I mean, I don't have anything against comedies about dopey guys who win the love of a good woman by competing in ridiculous Olympian contests. But if I wanted to see a really funny one... Full Review
March 28, 2008
Matt Zoller Seitz, New York Times
The kind of movie that's apt to be dismissed a goofy lark. It is that. But it's also a rare comedy that believes in its own message, and that could inspire the depressed and the demoralized to grit th... Full Review
March 28, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Thanks to a jaunty Brit-rock score and likable characters all around, the movie's easy to watch and occasionally pumps up the emotions. Full Review
March 28, 2008
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
There's much too much of everything in Run, Fatboy, Run. Every ounce of comedy is so forced and full-on ridiculous that when characters express even a smidgen of sentiment, it feels like a parody. Full Review
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