RUN, FAT BOY, RUN (2007)

TITLE
Run, Fat Boy, Run

STARRING
Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Harish Patel

COMPARABLE TO...
Any movie where a guy works through regret to become the man she wants him to be and in the process discovers he's the man he always wanted to be.

THE JIST
The last time Dennis Doyle (Pegg) ran, he was running from his impending wedding to the beautiful and very pregnant Libby Odell (Newton). Several years later his relationship with his son although characteristically intact is much like that of brothers and his unrequited love for Libby is far from being returned as a new seemingly too good to be true man (Azaria) has entered the picture. In order to best the competition and win back the family he so eagerly fled from six years prior, Dennis agrees to run a full marathon, and perhaps for the first time ever, complete something he starts.

WOULD I SUGGEST IT TO OTHERS?
Yes. It's a slow start - not the best screenwriting in the first 15 minutes, but all the elements are there. More to the point, (and saints be praised) David Schwimmer has contributions to make to the world outside of Friends!

I was also fascinated that the movie is penned by both Pegg and Michael Ian Black, who in his own right, is outrageously funny. I wasn't aware of his off screen contributions beyond the realm of TV sketch and comedy writing, but it was great to see him transfer some of those talents to the big screen.

Run, Fat Boy, Run is honest and heartfelt. It bests most of Pegg's recent work by a mile and despite its predictable ending, there is decent character development and solid writing, meshed with some eccentric trivial characters who add flare.

MORE INFORMATION
IMDb: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425413/
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Fatboy_Run