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Run, Fat Boy, Run

Simon Pegg delivers an endearing performance as Dennis, a directionless slacker whose life went slightly awry when he left his pregnant fiancée Libby (Thandie Newton) standing at the altar. As such he has cultivated the reputation of a man who never finishes anything, preferring to run away from responsibility. 5 years later, when Libby is on the verge of moving on with new flame Whit (Hank Azaria) and Dennis is worried of losing his relationship with his son, he resolves to run alongside Whit in the Nike River Race around the streets of London to win Libby back.

Perhaps not as funny/original as Shaun of the Dead or as action packed as Hot Fuzz, Run Fat Boy Run is a steady paced comedy with a couple of sequences that merit belly laughs. Pegg is well suited and his natural likeability suits the role, allowing him to demonstrated his more sensitive side, at one point uttering the line

"I thought spoiling your day was better than ruining your life."

Newton, meanwhile, is sweet and sexy, and Azaria is balanced as Dennis' love rival but the showstealer though in my opinion is Dylan Moran, as Gordon, Libby's cousin and Dennis' best friend.

12 Sep 2007 21:12 | (0) comments | Movies

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