Run Fat Boy Run seems like a very curious choice for Schwimmer's feature film directorial debut. An out-of-shape loser (Simon Pegg) decides to run a marathon to gain back respect for his former fiancee. Most of the cast is British and the comedy is pretty fluff.
The film has some serious problems, including having Pegg and his rival (Hank Azaria) outpacing the elite runners in the race for a bit!! Also, Azaria's abrupt change from seemingly decent guy to complete jerk seems bizarre, yet predictable. Plus, the excessive news coverage Pegg gets for refusing to quit the race (never mind that he's running for about 12 hours and most every marathon ends after 6 or 7) is just surreal.
It's too bad, because it could have been a passable film. The supporting characters tend to outshine the leads, and a better film could have been made by paying less attention to the main love story, which doesn't really work. A 3 rating, and really closer to a 2 1/2.
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