Synopsis
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
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Cast
- Simon PeggDennis
- Thandiwe NewtonLibby
- Hank AzariaWhit
- Dylan MoranGordon
- Harish PatelMr. Goshdashtidar
- India de BeaufortMaya Goshdashtidar
- Matthew FentonJake
- Simon DayVincent
- Ruth SheenClaudine
- Nevan FineganMickey
Recommandations
- 70
Variety
David Schwimmer's first bigscreen directing effort reveals something very different: a thoroughly competent mainstream craftsman who imposes no individual character on formulaic material. - 70
Village Voice
Pegg has staked out a peculiar slant on genre material that ventures beyond irony toward rehabilitation--and nobody plays blithe humiliation with more style. - 63
Rolling Stone
Run, Fat Boy, Run stays out of sitcom quicksand long enough to make you think that Schwimmer has a knack for this comedy-directing thing. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The pic benefits from a loveable-loser turn by Simon Pegg, but the "Shaun of the Dead" star's presence may also lead to disappointment for those familiar with his work. - 50
ReelViews
The result is tepid humor and a less-than-compelling feel-good story of redemption and re-kindled romance. - 50
New York Magazine (Vulture)
I wouldn’t believe that Run, Fat Boy, Run was co-written by Simon Pegg (of Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz) if he weren’t up there on the screen in teeny briefs and with his gut stuck out, trying to endear himself to the American audience in material maybe a notch above Rob Schneider’s. - 50
Chicago Tribune
One of the problems with the new comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run is that it’s not English enough, even though its antagonist is a thoroughly detestable American go-getter. - 40
Austin Chronicle
This British rom-com is all soft and plodgy, a by-the-numbers redemption tale that careens uncomfortably from sentimentality to stomach-turning sight gags.
