Run, Fat Boy, Run

Run, Fat Boy, Run is another quirky British comedy. Thandie Newton and Simon Pegg are the working class Londoners who once were engaged to be married. The token American is played by Hank Azaria as the jerky boyfriend who tries to thwart Pegg’s attempts at getting his girlfriend and mother of his child back by running a marathon. There are a few laughs but overall the movie is full of clichés and is very predictable. Beyond predictable it is just dumb in parts, especially the bits about training for the marathon. It is also another example of some schlub of a guy who amazingly ends up with a knockout.