RUN FAT BOY RUN- by Natalie

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Run Fatboy Run-2007-   online rating from the imdb website.

(12A) 100 min  -  Comedy |Romance | Sport -  7 September 2007 UK   7 star rating

Users: 6.8/10(29,375 votes)121 reviews|Critics: 161 reviews Metascore: 48/100 (based on 27 reviews from Metacritic.com)

Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides
to run a marathon to win her back.

Director: David Schwimmer

Writers: Michael Ian Black (screenplay),Simon Pegg (screenplay), and 1 more
credit.

Stars: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton and Hank AzariaSynopsis

When Dennis leaves his pregnant fiancee at the altar, a few
years later he realises that he has made a mistake and that he must win her back
and it looks like Whit is also falling for her. To prove to Libby that he will
promise to look after her, he decides to run the Marathon to win her back.
Eventually in the marathon the competition is between Whit and Dennis after
dirty tricks, Whit makes a foul causing Dennis to break his ankel and Whit has
barely a scratch. Whit is rushed to hospital as he is being a Mary Ann whilst at
the hospital, Libby realises that Whit is not what she thought he was. She goes
back to the marathon with her son to see Dennis. Dennis at this point is last
but is still running he feels that he was kidding himself and that he should
just quit until he sees Libby and his son this gives him all the energy he needs
to finish the race. Eventually Libby takes back Dennis and they live as a happy
family.

User Review

Perfect British rom com

16 February 2008 | by warrenjr81 (United Kingdom) 

There have been many British rom coms in the past couple of decades,many of them including Hugh Grant and his slightly off putting foppishhair.
I have personally found that the Simon Pegg take on romance to be farmore personable and less likely to make you throw up over other peoplein the audience.
Yes it was predictable, yes it wasn't original but the humour was spoton, the characters were believable and the directing was brilliant inmy eyes as it captured the English town vibe without seeming like a lowbudget British soap.
Although it contained every cliché in the book from the genres of romcom and 'training to win something' movies it didn't seem forced to meand was light hearted and genuinely funny.
It also had some of my favourite actors from Bristish comedy in it.
Basically if you like spaced (one of the best series ever) and youdon't mind the obvious plot and just sit back and enjoy the movie thenyou may find, like me, that this is just a purely brilliant movie.