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  • Actors: Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, Dylan Moran, Stephen Merchant
  • Directors: David Schwimmer
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Entertainment in Video
  • DVD Release Date: 18 Feb 2008
  • Run Time: 96 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000WXDMLE
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,565 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Simon Pegg is clearly, right now, someone who can do little wrong at the box office. Run Fatboy Run follows hot on the heels of Hot Fuzz, and again finds its star delivering a quality comedy turn, in a film that boasts a good few laughs too.

Directed by Friends star David Schwimmer, Run Fatboy Run casts Pegg as a security guard fed up of being outrun by the people he’s supposed to catch. He’s also determined to try and prove to his ex-fiancee (Thandie Newton) that he’s a changed man, and thus decides to take on the London Marathon, where he’ll be up against the new man in her life (Hank Azaria).

Pegg is on good form in Run Fatboy Run, and genuinely delivers a character you want to root for. Yet it’s the supporting players who walk off with the plaudits too. Dylan Moran in particular is in great form, as is Harish Patel, while the likes of Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria and David Walliams also turn in good work.

Cleverly knowing not to outstay its welcome, and only occasionally stuttering under the weight of some laboured work behind the camera from Schwimmer, Run Fatboy Run is an easy, quite funny and light on the brain comedy, that helps cement Pegg’s growing status as a quality leading actor. Worth checking out. --Jon Foster



Synopsis

A listless-yet-lovable loser (SHAUN OF THE DEAD's Simon Pegg) thinks he's found the way out of his rut and into the heart of his ex-fiancee: running a marathon. David Schwimmer (FRIENDS) directs this comedy with a script from Pegg and THE STATE's Michael Ian Black.

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Actors rise above the material, 21 April 2008
By Timothy Larabee (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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Run Fatboy Run is a funny movie, but it's predictable. It's a low brow romantic comedy that has two of the funniest comics working in showbiz today. While Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, and Hot Fuzz are riddled with intuitive humor and cultural gags, Run Fatboy Run hits the low road with slapstick humor. That's not a bad thing - not always anyway.

Simon Pegg plays a man who we see leave his bride to be at the altar - pregnant. Years later, the out of shape Pegg is working as a security guard, sharing visits of his son with his ex, played by Thandie Newton. Pegg finds that his ex is seeing Hank Azaria, a high achieving American who runs marathons. To prove he can rise to the challenge, Pegg tries out for the marathon.

Run Fatboy Run is a fairly formulaic comedy yarn. Most of the comedy in the film comes from interactiong between Pegg and Dylan Moran, who plays Pegg's down and out friend. Moran tries to prep Pegg for the marathon. There is often a lot of physical slapstick humor, such as the now infamous blister gag. It's not as sharp witted as were used to seeing from Pegg. The reason it often works is because of the comedic timing of the two talented comedians' delivery.

Not to be outdone is Hank Azaria, of Simpsons fame. He has fun with his role, especially as he starts to drill into Pegg's character, trying to disgrace him. He's fun to watch, especially as he gets a little physical with Pegg.

The highlight of the film maybe the marathon itself. Having endured Pegg's trials throughout the film, you can't help but root him on. This is the core of the film, even if it some of it seems predictable. I felt somewhat unfulfilled at the end, maybe because of my expectations for Pegg. Take it for what it is, though. It's fun and cute. The characters aren't nearly as interesting as they could be and the humor's on the low side, but Run Fatboy Run is definitely worth at least one watch, but don't expect the returns you get from Hot Fuzz or Shaun of the Dead.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Stop, Fat Boy, Stop!, 1 Nov 2008
By possiblejersey (Wales) - See all my reviews
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Is what I was mentally shouting at this DVD from about ten minutes in. I continued with that mantra to the very end. I don't know why I persevered. It doesn't improve. It completely failed to draw me into the story right from the start and I left the room a few times without pausing, which is never a good sign.

Simon Pegg's films just seem to get worse and worse. Shaun of the Dead was excellent, Hot Fuzz was similar but less funny, though it was saved by the action sequences, and Run Fat Boy Run is lame. The jokes are so unfunny and the acting is glib. It's boring and flat more than anything else. I suppose it kills time, but that's all it does.

Its only saving grace is the nice setting in London where we can see landmarks such as Tower Bridge, the Gherkin, Canary Wharf and the Houses of Parliament. The sound track isn't even that good, so it isn't even an excuse to listen to some nice music.

This is definitely one to leave at the bottom of the DVD pile until you're really stuck for anything else to watch. Oh, and David Walliams's small part where he appears in the queue at the bakery where Thandie Newton works was really awful. What were they thinking? Is he Pegg's mate?
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars His worse so far, 10 Oct 2008
By Antonio Moncayo (Zaragoza) - See all my reviews
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I watched this on TV and I was grateful not to have watched in the cinema.
The plot is simple and has potencial for a good comedy but sadly apart from Thandie Newton there is very little else to admire in this film .
From the tecnichal side of things , the running training , race etc is woeful and I hope no one takes it seriously ( ie overtake the top runners in a marathon after a few minutes ).

2 stars
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4.0 out of 5 stars OK, so it's predictable... but it's still quite funny
RUN, FAT BOY, RUN is perhaps not going to win any awards for the most original romantic comedy. All of the normal, cliched formulaic ways of tackling a rom-com can be found in... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Mr Rambling as Usual
Thinking it was an unofficial biography of myself, I inadvertently watched Run Fat Boy Run yesterday. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Cactus

3.0 out of 5 stars Happy Mondays T-shirt
With a cast including the likes of Dylan Moran, Thandie Newton, Simon Pegg, and Dave Angel the Eco Warrior, I expected better than what this film delivers. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
Even though it says the feature is a 12, it really is not suitable for that age. It had unnecessary swearing and was smutty just for the sake of it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by M. Jones

2.0 out of 5 stars Pegged Out
Having enjoyed both Shaun Of The Dead and the excellent Hot Fuzz I had no reason to believe that this film would be any different. Well unfortuately
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Published 5 months ago by G. R. Donaldson

4.0 out of 5 stars Funny and light hearted
I watched this on a long plane flight, and not being one to be normally captured long enough to watch movies, I enjoyed this from start to finish. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Country Girl

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly Simon Pegg's best performance to date...
After being slightly let down by "Hot Fuzz", I had high hopes for "Run Fat Boy Run" as I saw a couple of trailers about a month before it came out and thought it looked pretty... Read more
Published 14 months ago by A.A.C.M

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid!
This is a good solid film, with a great cast. The story is original and there are many laughs along the way. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Craig Taylor

4.0 out of 5 stars A good natured and actual funny rom com, makes a nice change!
In David Schwimmer' s direction debut, Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz) stars as Dennis, a man who left his fiancé pregnant at the alter. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Stampy

1.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic??????
The front cover of the DVD shows the words 'Fantastic' ' A Comedy Gem' 'Hilarious'..... worth buying I thought. This is the biggest pile of garbage I have ever watched. Read more
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