I'm normally not really big on comedies of the romantic nature as they tend to be over-saturated with estrogen, leaving the males in the audience a bit alienated. Run, Fatboy, Run is the exception. The perfect date night movie to appease the women looking for a love story, and the guys, who just want to see Simon Pegg be funny as hell. I had a lot of fun watching this, the story of a man who has made a horrifically tragic decision, and is forced to live with the consequences, even after running away. This movie is in the same vein as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, not in the fact that it stars Pegg, but that it does an expert job analyzing and reconstructing the genre into a movie for those who may not appreciate it for what it is. The laughs are abundant and out loud, as I caught myself several times. Through the story, Dennis (Pegg) attempts to correct and undo the biggest mistake of his life, only to attempt, as a last ditch effort, to run a marathon to win his love back.
Pegg, as always is fantastic. His comedic timing is perfect, and his expressions are hysterical. He perfected the role of "dork turned hero" and finally uses it to get the girl (sort of). Thandie Newton is his estranged girlfriend Libby, and the immensely talented Hank Azaria plays chief rival, the ugly American, Whit. As in "I don't care one.."
I really had a blast watching this, and if you are a fan of the Simon Pegg School of Genre Filmmaking, so should you. I was surprised to discover this film was directed by David Schwimmer (of Friends fame) and co-written by Pegg and Michael Ian Black (of VH1's I Love the... fame). Very nice! A fun movie for anyone's date night, this movie is worth seeing. 8.25/10.
See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!
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