Run, Fat Boy, Run (DVD)

...but when I saw that Run, Fatboy, Run was on the list, I remembered seeing funny trailers on the television for it, and decided that it was going to be the next film I'd see. My fiance didn't want to watch it, but I eventually persuaded him to, so the two of us sat together to watch last weekend. Dennis Doyle is all set to marry his pregnant fiancee Libby, but gets cold feet at the last minute and runs off, telling everyone he isn't ready for marriage. ...
...visiting his five year old son Jake, and living with his landlord Mr Ghoshdashdidar. But when Dennis discovers Libby has a new boyfriend in the way of swanky American Whit, he decides he has to win Libby back, and enters the Nike marathon that Whit is running in. But Dennis has never stuck at anything - will he run the race? And more importantly - will he finish and win back Libby? Right from the first few minutes of the film, I knew it was going ...

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When Dennis Doyle fled from Libby, his pregnant wife-to-be, on their wedding day, he thought that he was doing them both a favour. Five years later, Dennis has had plenty of time to reflect on that day, and he is sure of one thing - he wants Libby back. The only problem is that Libby now has a new man in her life - a good-looking, successful American called Whit, who is planning to run the London Marathon and is slowly gaining a place in Dennis' ...
...friends that he is not the loser that they all believe he is, Dennis decides to run the marathon himself. Will he be able to turn himself from couch potato to marathon runner? Or is he doomed to fail yet again? Simon Pegg is Dennis Doyle. This is not a difficult role for him to take on - in fact, he plays pretty much the same character in Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead and Spaced - but there is something about his character that strikes a chord with ...

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...was very keen to watch Run, Fat Boy, Run on DVD and it turned out to be a bit daft in places but nevertheless an enjoyable film. It's the sort of film that is classed as comedy but with a bit of pathos thrown in for good measure. The basic storyline sort of reminded me of The Full Monty - the good guy has hit rock bottom, tends to be a lousy father, whilst former wife or girlfriend has a smarmy new guy in tow! Our hero has to do something drastic ...
...- in the Full Monty Robert Carlyle took his clothes off, in this film Simon Pegg sets out to run a marathon! Simon Pegg plays Dennis who five years ago left a heavily pregnant Libby (Thandie Newton)on their wedding day. Five years later he has a bit of a dead end job as a security guard and Libby has a new boyfriend Whit (Hank Azaria) who seems to be tryng to take over the role of Dad to five year old Jake. Whit also is a marathon runner and in ...

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Dennis makes the biggest mistake of his life when he runs out on his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day. Five years later he realises the error of his ways and decides to win her back. The only problem is that she's found someone else. Whit is the archetypal tall, dark, handsome stranger, plus he's rich, handsome and runs marathons for fun. So Dennis resolves to get fit and then take on his opponent in a local run. With the help of his best mate ...
...puts everything on the line to win back the love of his life and his son. From the critical mauling this movie got on release, I expected it to be the worst film I'd ever seen. But it's far from it. Most of the complaints in the press seemed to be about the inappropriate title, as Simon Pegg is far from fat. Though I can see their point, it hardly feels like a good reason to condemn the film out of hand. The directorial debut of former "Friends" ...

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Introduction *************** After watching Shawn of the Dead and Hot Fuzz I had to watch the next one, Run Fat Boy Run in the hope that this one might be just as excellent as Hot Fuzz. Stoyline ********** The main character of the story is Dennis Doyle who is an over weight man in a dead end job working as a security guard for a high street shop. Five years earlier Dennis is about to get married to Libby who is clearly pregnant at the time ...
...jumps out the window and runs down the street attempting to escape from the problem. From there on you can tell that Dennis is the type of charcters that can't finish anything he starts. Now back to the present, Dennis meets Libby's new boyfriend 'Whit' who is clearly trying to make it with Libby. Whit is taking part in a marathon (the London Marathon) within a few weeks so in order get back with Libby, Dennis enters the Marathon as well to prove ...

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Now I'm not an ideal person to review this movie as I don't like Simon Pegg, I don't find him funny and I've never enjoyed one of his films yet so this review might be just a slight tad biased against the film. I'll try my best to be objective but it won't be easy. Pegg plays Dennis who jilts his stunningly beautiful bride to be (played by Thandie Newton, is he insane?) on their wedding day. Don't you already hate him? NO? Did I mention she's heavily ...
...Good! Now I truly don't understand why they chose this title. At the start of the film he's not fat, 5 years later he's not fat then either. That's just a bit of a middle age paunch, and as he's a smoker it's not a surprise. Pegg is an exceptionally pathetic character who is hard to root for. There aren't many laughs in the film (the little boy giving Pegg the finger on the night bus is hysterical!) and the running "joke" (because it is never funny) ...

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Simon Pegg stars as the main character in this film 'Run Fat Boy Run'. I have liked some of the films he has been in before including 'Hot Fuzz' and 'Shaun Of The Dead', so I thought I would give this film a go. Run Fat Boy Run begins with the main character Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg) running from his wedding to his pregnant fiance Libby Odell (Thandie Newton). A few years later though he is definitely regretting his decision. He luckily has been ...
...picking him up from his Mum's makes him realise what he is missing out. He isn't the best Dad and tends to turn up late to pick his son up. He isn't very successful in other areas of his life either. He works in a shop as a security guard, but often gets outrun by the thieves. He lives in a flat underneath his landlords house and is forever struggling to pay his rent to his landlord Mr Goshdashtidar (Harish Patel). One day though he finds out Libby ...

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Having seen the trailers for Run fat Boy Run on television I decided to see it at the cinema on release and subsequently purchased the DVD when it came out in February. The film is fantastic and anybody who has seen and enjoyed Shaun of the Dead and particularly Hot Fuzz is sure to love this! Primarily a romantic comedy the film is very funny and is sure to be a hit with all of the family. The script is excellent and the acting by notable cast members ...
...of Dennis Doyle, a store security guard who five years ago was to marry his pregnant fiancée Libby, however he got cold feet and left months before the wedding. On finding out that Libby had started seeing another guy (Whit) - he realises he still loves her and begins his quest to get her back. After finding that Whit is to run a marathon, the unfit and overweight Dennis decides he is to run the race too, a statement which he has trouble believing ...

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Run Fat Boy Run is the 2007 comedy directed by David Schwimmer. I'm certain that everyone will know David Schwimmer from the fantastic American sit-com Friends however not everybody is aware that he is also a an acclaimed director. He directed numerous episodes of Friends. His most recent directorial role was on episodes of Little Britain USA which was very well received in both Britain & the US. Run Fat Boy Run was his first feature film in which ...
...Big Nothing starring Simon Pegg & he also did a voice over for the very successful animation Madagascar. Run Fat Boy Run was released on 7th September 2007 & stars Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton & Hank Azaria. Simon Pegg is an award winning English writer, actor, director & comedian. He is best known for the fantastic Shaun Of The Dead & Hot Fuzz but has recently made a successful move to Hollywood, starring in How To Lose Friends & Alienate People, ...

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Just when you thought Simon Pegg's ego couldn't get any more inflated, he releases this steaming pile of dogsnot. Granted that his work is not usually lowbrow, Run Fatboy Run has no comedic merit whatsoever, includes no new ideas or concepts and is just downright not funny. Pegg has made and starred in some excellent shows and films in the past. His work on the modern, surrealist, European sketch-show Big Train gave new depth to english comedy. Shaun ...
...had chance to, Spaced was simply incredible, even his short performance in Black Books alongside Dylan Moran was hilarious. His integrity was visibly in decline after Hot Fuzz, a comedy film which seemingly TRIED to be crap! ...still this is the worst thing yet. Dylan Moran's performance was also poor in this film, It was a novelty seeing him briefly in Shaun of The Dead, but he has already defined himself as the character Bernard Black, and not ...

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...all genres mixed together. Run, Fat Boy, Run will be classed by most as a romantic comedy, and indeed it has all the great elements needed for one. The underdog who had it all and lost it, the suave new guy sweeping the woman off her feet, and the defining competition that will set them apart. The basic story starts with Simon Pegg's character Dennis about to marry his pregnant fiancée Libby, however at the last minute he chickens out and spotting ...
...Five years later he's piled on a few pounds, lost the ridiculous haircut and is working as a security guard in a lingerie shop chasing cross dressing shoplifters, without much success. Despite being a somewhat awful father figure to his son they have a great relationship, all of which is threatened by the appearance of the rather suave Hank Azaria (Whit) Things go from bad to worse for Dennis as Whit starts becoming more and more a part of Libby's ...

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After seeing Hot fuzz i soon became a huge fan of simon pegg's films, i love his sense of humor so when Run fat boy run came out i thought ive got to see that!. As a huge fan of Freinds i was happy to find out that David Schwimmer (who played ross in friends) was the Director and with another friendly face from friends Hank Azaria (who played pheobes on/off love interest david) i thought great a comedy show i love has a part in this and with simon ...
...it was brilliant in my opinion not quite as good as Hot fuzz but still funny in its own right there where bits that made you giggle and bits that made you laugh out loud and bits that made you go "aww" what made the film for me was simon pegg and the fact that as you watch him you laugh because its so real,because its something you or someone you know would do. The plot for the film is a little predictible but still a good story to follow. Plot~ ...

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Been meaning to watch this film for ages, and finally got round to it this weekend. Think maybe if I'd just got it on a whim and watched it I'd have thought it was quite good, but I didn't think it was a patch on Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead. The plot was ok, man leaves pregnant girl at the alter, years later she has a new bloke and he gets jealous. To get her back he runs a marathon (which the new bloke was doing anyway). It was quite funny in ...
...young son was really good, cute but not annoying! There were also a lot of other famous faces popping up around the film, including David Walliams and Steven Merchant, who only had one scene each, but were funny in them. Don't get me wrong, it was an ok film, but not as good as I was expecting or hoping. I wouldn't watch it again, but it's ok for a night in with a bottle of wine and a take away - very easy watching and you don't have to concentrate ...

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I am writing a review on the movie Run Fat Boy Run starring Simon Pegg brought out in 2007. The Story: Dennis is a store security Man, who left his pregnant fiancé at the alter on their wedding day, and has regretted it ever since, over the years their son grows and he is allowed visiting rights, But when Dennis sees his ex fiancé Libby meeting a new man, things start to change. He wants to prove himself that he is a changed man, and that he could ...
...new man in the scene is Whit - A top business man who likes to run marathons for charity, and Dennis feels threatened a bit, So Dennis Gives him self a goal to complete a marathon to show he was determined to prove himself to Libby. Running a marathon was the last thing Dennis thought he would ever do, Dennis is the type of guy who plays video games, lies about in pyjamas etc not sport or fitness kinda guy. So this is a challenge Does he win the ...

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Just to prove I can do a positive review..... This is, without a doubt, the funniest film I have seen in so long I can't remember what (if anything) was funnier! Simon Pegg is absolutely perfect as the titular Fat Boy (not his prefered description...), Thandie Newton is a (very) yummy Mummy and Hank Azaria is perfect as the pompous American ass. The supporting cast are all superb too - take a look at IMDB for them. I must admit that I was a little ...
...'Friends' Schwimmer was the director. But I needn't have worried - he shows a very deft touch with the material, especially as some of it is very unique to British humour. The story is not complex and I won't go into it for fear of spoilling. Suffice to say that even though you can see some of the jokes coming a mile off (or should that be 26 miles off...) it is still very, very, funny. The minor characters contribute enormously to the whole thing ...

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