Excellent laughter with just a touch of heart

Rating: 8/10 (22 February 2009)

Simon Pegg does it again with another excellent performance. Though not as campy or satirical as Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead, Run Fatboy Run features his excellent comedic timing, and a solid cast. I wouldn't necessarily classify this movie as a romantic comedy, it does have a bit of that in its tone. However, it does contain plenty of the slapstick that we've come to appreciate from Pegg's previous work.
Pegg plays Dennis, a looser who has made nothing of his life but a mess. He discovers his ex-fiancée (Newton) is seeing Whit (Azaria) which hearkens jealousy, and the subsequent reevaluation of his life. He vows to run a marathon against his advisory Whit, to prove to that he can accomplish something. In the end he proves to himself that he can be more than he has thus far achieved, and winds up a hero not only to his love, but also the entire city.
A fun movie, well worth the time to watch.