Movie Review: 'Run, Fatboy' to the theater
By Casey Vanderwall
Last Updated:2:40 AM EST 4/8/08 Section: Lifestyles
Dennis is about to get married to his pregnant fiancée Libby. Anyone else would probably be a little nervous but still very excited. Not Dennis Doyle. He cannot take the pressure, so he runs away. This is how the new comedy Run, Fatboy, Run begins.
Five years later Dennis has put on weight and is working as a security guard for an upscale women's clothing store. One day when he goes to pick his son up from Libby's house he meets her new boyfriend, Whit.
Even though he ran away all those years ago, Dennis still has feelings for Libby. So, seeing her with a new man makes him a little upset. After he finds out that Whit is going to enter the Nike River Run and run for charity, Dennis decides to run the same marathon and try to win Libby back.
Dennis is played by the hilarious Simon Pegg who has starred in such movies as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. I absolutely adore Pegg. The only other actor I recognized was Hank Azaria, who plated Whit.
It was an awesome surprise when he turned up on the screen and an even bigger surprise when he turns up nude.
The supporting cast was terrific. Dylan Moran, who plays Dennis's friend Gordon, was hugely entertaining. Matthew Fenton, who played Dennis's son Jake, was positively adorable.
I loved Dennis's landlord Mr. Ghoshdashtidar. While this character seems fed up with Dennis at first, he is later instrumental in Dennis's training.
Run, Fatboy, Run is the big -screen directorial debut for David Schwimmer. That's right, Ross from Friends directed a movie. He's no Francis Ford Copolla, for it being his first time directing a film, it turned out pretty good.
One of the best aspects of this movie is its screenplay. The screenplay was written by both Michael Ian Black and Pegg. Both of these men have proven themselves as phenomenal writers in the past, and Run, Fatboy, Run did not prove any different.
The plot is simple, but that is not a bad thing. This type of comedy does not need a complex plot to be enjoyed.
Though it is similar, Run, Fatboy, Run cannot really be classified as a "British comedy" since the director and one of the screenplay writers are American. However the comedic style is similar.
Another nice thing about this movie is the love story. It is subtle and, while love is Dennis's biggest motivation, it is not overpowering. It is just there in the background, giving the movie a little warmth.
I loved this movie. It was funny, but at the same time a little heartbreaking in parts. It was basically everything I could ever want in a comedy rolled up into a nice little package.
Rating: A
Five years later Dennis has put on weight and is working as a security guard for an upscale women's clothing store. One day when he goes to pick his son up from Libby's house he meets her new boyfriend, Whit.
Even though he ran away all those years ago, Dennis still has feelings for Libby. So, seeing her with a new man makes him a little upset. After he finds out that Whit is going to enter the Nike River Run and run for charity, Dennis decides to run the same marathon and try to win Libby back.
Dennis is played by the hilarious Simon Pegg who has starred in such movies as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. I absolutely adore Pegg. The only other actor I recognized was Hank Azaria, who plated Whit.
It was an awesome surprise when he turned up on the screen and an even bigger surprise when he turns up nude.
The supporting cast was terrific. Dylan Moran, who plays Dennis's friend Gordon, was hugely entertaining. Matthew Fenton, who played Dennis's son Jake, was positively adorable.
I loved Dennis's landlord Mr. Ghoshdashtidar. While this character seems fed up with Dennis at first, he is later instrumental in Dennis's training.
Run, Fatboy, Run is the big -screen directorial debut for David Schwimmer. That's right, Ross from Friends directed a movie. He's no Francis Ford Copolla, for it being his first time directing a film, it turned out pretty good.
One of the best aspects of this movie is its screenplay. The screenplay was written by both Michael Ian Black and Pegg. Both of these men have proven themselves as phenomenal writers in the past, and Run, Fatboy, Run did not prove any different.
The plot is simple, but that is not a bad thing. This type of comedy does not need a complex plot to be enjoyed.
Though it is similar, Run, Fatboy, Run cannot really be classified as a "British comedy" since the director and one of the screenplay writers are American. However the comedic style is similar.
Another nice thing about this movie is the love story. It is subtle and, while love is Dennis's biggest motivation, it is not overpowering. It is just there in the background, giving the movie a little warmth.
I loved this movie. It was funny, but at the same time a little heartbreaking in parts. It was basically everything I could ever want in a comedy rolled up into a nice little package.
Rating: A
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