This is an amiable film that will provoke some chuckles.
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03/19/08
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)
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Reviews Counted:143
Fresh:69
Rotten:74
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Run, Fat Boy, Run features sporadic laughs, but is ultimately too formulaic and predictable.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Mar 6, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $5,926,110
Synopsis: DENNIS (Simon Pegg) is an ordinary guy. He's a little overweight and he smokes, but he's nice, charming and unassuming. However, five years ago, Dennis did something that wasn't so nice. On his... [More]
Starring: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Dylan Moran, Hank Azaria
Director: David Schwimmer
Reviews for Run, Fat Boy, Run
Top CriticAlthough I did enjoy the incongruity of the characters, this well-intentioned low brow co-production does not quite make it to the finish line.
03/01/08
Top CriticSimon Pegg gives it the old college try, but his character isn't worthy our cheers. Maybe Pegg should resurrect his most famous character, the resourceful, much funnier Shaun, and do battle with the zombies of London rather than the marathon runners of Lo
04/03/08
The picture manages to juggle both the silly and the sentimental without falling flat.
09/23/08
A fine work of craftspeople both in front of the camera and behind...whose chief mistake is that every one of them appears to have forgotten that it was in fact a comedy.
04/02/08
There are so many scenes of him running, it's surprising Pegg didn't just take off and never come back to the set after he saw how things were going.
03/27/08
It may be the kind of film that will make you smile more than laugh, but you'll smile a lot. And although it practically forces you to root for its hero, you won't mind a bit because the hero is played by Simon Pegg.
03/27/08
[Director] Schwimmer shows some skill by keeping the mood light and making no notable missteps, but he still comes away looking like someone trying, and failing, to play Judd Apatow, the reigning champion of realistic, emotional comedy.
03/27/08
Anyone hoping for the lean meat of the fast, furious, and riotously funny Shaun of the Dead or even the popcorn fancy of the lesser Hot Fuzz will do best to look elsewhere.
03/27/08
Run Fatboy Run isn't particularly hilarious or moving, but it's got just enough humor and pathos to render its myriad flaws almost forgivable. Almost.
03/27/08
Schwimmer often resists an easy laugh in favour of a poignant moment and thereby heightens the sense of urgency during Dennis' last dash for glory.
09/07/07
An overlong over-conventional under-funny romantic comedy. To put it in its own terms, it might make it as a 100-yard-dash, but does not have the stamina for a marathon.
03/28/08
Run Fat Boy Run might as well have been written by a rushed piece of software. The program calls for a surprise engagement, a street fight complete with crotch punches, an apartment eviction, and a runaway child -- all in about five minutes.
03/28/08
It's as if [director David] Schwimmer managed to shoot himself in his foot with the starter's pistol.
01/18/08
It would have been funnier if, instead of Pegg, his frequent collaborator, Nick Frost had taken the role. Then we would have a film worthy of its name. And maybe even a few more genuine guffaws.
03/28/08
Schwimmer is wise to keep his camera trained on Pegg at all times, as the actor can make any sequence worthwhile with his unexpected, jittery retorts and reactions.
03/27/08
Certainly not the worst movie of the year, not in a year that brought us Over Her Dead Body, One Missed Call, Fool's Gold, Snow Angels and Mad Money. It could be the most mediocre though.
04/04/08
An enjoyable if patchy and predictable ride, but Simon Pegg shows he's more than capable of going the distance.
09/07/07
Turn and run, no matter what size you are.
05/02/08
This feeble premise limits the movie to perfunctory gags about the hero's sloth and some canned underdog drama.
12/17/08
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September 24, 2008:
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