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Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars
Overall Rating:2.3354
Avg Critic Score:2.2573

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Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner) Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Schwimmer and Pegg have scored a win--largely due to tasteful choices in the subplotting and providing such a rich ensemble to tickle the shenanigans to a higher level. ...read the complete Run movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase) Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Pegg is brilliant, pratfalling his way through heartbreak and indignity ...read the complete Run movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Matt Zoller Seitz) New York Times (Matt Zoller Seitz)
The kind of movie that's apt to be dismissed a goofy lark. It is that. But it's also a rare comedy that believes in its own message, and that could inspire the depressed and the demoralized to grit their teeth and keep running. ...read the complete Run movie review at New York Times (Matt Zoller Seitz)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner) ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Enjoyable, sharply written and frequently hilarious comedy with strong comic performances from its cast. This should strike a chord with slightly overweight men everywhere. ...read the complete Run movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss) Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Overcomes its occasional stumbles, thanks almost entirely to the charm of its cast... ...read the complete Run movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)

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Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson) Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
[Star/writer Pegg] ladles a deeper understanding of why men screw up into Dennis than we usually see in romantic comedies... ...read the complete Run movie review at Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means) Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
[The movie] may not [provide] an onslaught of gut-busting laughs, but the humor that does come forth is heartier and more authentic. ...read the complete Run movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein) San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
This is a romantic comedy light on romance but heavy on comedy, and it's well cast to skew in that direction. ...read the complete Run movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Ruthe Stein)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert) Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
The film is better than expected. It's directed with warmth, humor and intelligence. ...read the complete Run movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli) Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
This is not a film with blazingly original ideas or a groundbreaking script - I guessed the ending before the movie even started - but it has a sweet nature, an abundance of laughs and plenty of Pegg to spare. ...read the complete Run movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony) Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
While some moments rely solely on Pegg's natural on-screen goofiness, he & M. I. Black have simply written a very funny script that spreads the fun evenly throughout. ...read the complete Run movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride) Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Seldom laugh-out-loud funny and the script doesn't have the witty insight of Pegg's last few films, but Pegg's bumbling charm is just enough to make this movie run. ...read the complete Run movie review at Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig) USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Amiable, consistently amusing and surprisingly affecting, it has the flavor of a Nick Hornby novel, with its focus on an overgrown boy struggling to grow up and be a man. ...read the complete Run movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten) Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Predictable sitcom but delightfully feel-goodish. ...read the complete Run movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf) BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Schwimmer is wise to keep his camera trained on Pegg at all times, as the actor can make any sequence worthwhile with his unexpected, jittery retorts and reactions. ...read the complete Run movie review at BrianOrndorf.com (Brian Orndorf)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long) Detroit News (Tom Long)
There's a cheeky, cross-continental exuberance to Run, Fatboy, Run that lifts it over its predictability and keeps you laughing louder than you know you should. It's an upfront guilty pleasure without pretense; what a pleasant surprise. ...read the complete Run movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz) Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
It may be the kind of film that will make you smile more than laugh, but you'll smile a lot. And although it practically forces you to root for its hero, you won't mind a bit because the hero is played by Simon Pegg. ...read the complete Run movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Goodykoontz)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke) Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Neither original nor packed with surprises. It is, however, entertaining and thoroughly likable. ...read the complete Run movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas) ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
The presence of Simon Pegg and Dylan Moran elevates what might have been merely a pleasant, harmless but ultimately forgettable romantic comedy. ...read the complete Run movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinematical (Scott Weinberg) Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
to be all that original -- just as long as they were funny. ...read the complete Run movie review at Cinematical (Scott Weinberg)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper) jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
Warm/funny film about a man trying to re-win his true love by running a race ...read the complete Run movie review at jackiekcooper.com (Jackie K. Cooper)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for SpoutBlog (Christopher Campbell) SpoutBlog (Christopher Campbell)
The true stand-out is lesser-known Dylan Moran, who supports as Pegg's character's best friend. ...read the complete Run movie review at SpoutBlog (Christopher Campbell)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for At the Movies (Margaret Pomeranz) At the Movies (Margaret Pomeranz)
This is an amiable film that will provoke some chuckles. ...read the complete Run movie review at At the Movies (Margaret Pomeranz)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Film Threat () Film Threat ()
Ask any average person and they’ll tell you that running is hard stuff. Even harder is competing and finishing a marathon, an idea which is expanded upon in “Run Fatboy Run,” a conventional comedy that takes a look into the world of an average man w ...read the complete Run movie review at Film Threat ()
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone) Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
It's clear in the scene where they try to scam the marathon officials that Dylan Moran would be a good candidate to play the grown Harry Potter in the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows film. Somebody take note! ...read the complete Run movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for New York Observer (Rex Reed) New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Clumsy and inept in demeanor but a whirlwind of comic energy, with an air of self-congratulatory winsomeness, Simon Pegg steals this otherwise minor but enjoyably unpretentious little comedy and pockets it like a Mars bar. ...read the complete Run movie review at New York Observer (Rex Reed)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Associated Press (Jake Coyle) Associated Press (Jake Coyle)
[Director] Schwimmer shows some skill by keeping the mood light and making no notable missteps, but he still comes away looking like someone trying, and failing, to play Judd Apatow, the reigning champion of realistic, emotional comedy. ...read the complete Run movie review at Associated Press (Jake Coyle)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider) EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Could a better combination of collaborators have produced something greater? Definitely. But this cheerful mix of juvenility and grown-up-relationship angst goes down smoothly enough to be worth watching. ...read the complete Run movie review at EricDSnider.com (Eric D. Snider)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Latino Review (Ron Henriques) Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
Schwimmer and Pegg appear to have developed a comfortable trust that allows one to let the other do his own thing and with great success. ...read the complete Run movie review at Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Gene Seymour) Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Snarkiness and sentiment are in constant battle for supremacy throughout Run Fat Boy Run with no chance of a comfortable draw. ...read the complete Run movie review at Newsday (Gene Seymour)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin) Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Credit Pegg for inserting his smart brand of character-driven humor everywhere the script needed him (he polished up an old script by Michael Ian Black), and credit Schwimmer for keeping things moving quickly and efficiently. ...read the complete Run movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice) Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
While [Pegg] gets some mileage out of this sketchy material, he's undermined by story and character problems, as well as the limp, uninspired direction of actor-turned-filmmaker David Schwimmer. ...read the complete Run movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards) Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
After the successes of Hot Fuzz and Shaun Of The Dead, Simon Pegg returns in a British comedy that deserves some sort of award for being so perfectly, impeccably average. Absolutely everything about Run, Fat Boy, Run is mediocre. Directed by David ...read the complete Run movie review at Daily Mirror [UK] (David Edwards)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth) Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Predictable losers-are-people-too jesting raised a notch by the quality work of consummate professionals. ...read the complete Run movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese) Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
This brand of unfailing comic timing and expressive physicality is rare, and it's why Pegg, in particular, is a star. ...read the complete Run movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto) Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Run Fat Boy Run wouldn't make it to the finish line without Simon Pegg's winning performance. ...read the complete Run movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Kaplan vs. Kaplan (Jeanne Kaplan) Kaplan vs. Kaplan (Jeanne Kaplan)
Simon Pegg has a great face! Not since Jerry Lewis has anyone been able to look pathetic, adorable and stupid, all at the same time. ...read the complete Run movie review at Kaplan vs. Kaplan (Jeanne Kaplan)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Jason Heck) Kansas City Star (Jason Heck)
While this movie lacks the screaming energy and consistency of Shaun of the Dead and his hysterical Hot Fuzz, Pegg is able to keep things interesting. ...read the complete Run movie review at Kansas City Star (Jason Heck)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss) Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
The material isn't any more inspired than the protagonist is inspiring. Run, Fat Boy, Run should have been whipped into better shape before the starting gun sounded. ...read the complete Run movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Bob Strauss)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Pleasant but unfocused, a romantic farce, trying very hard to be sweet when it needs to be a bit more cheeky. ...read the complete Run movie review at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Duane Dudek)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff) San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
I wish the script credited to Michael Ian Black (The Pleasure of Your Company) and (Simon) Pegg had a little more intrigue along the way to its predictable finish. ...read the complete Run movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Press (Eric Kohn) New York Press (Eric Kohn)
Even Simon Pegg has repeatedly underutilized the distinct comedic appeal of Simon Pegg. Run, Fat Boy, Run, the directorial debut of David Schwimmer—inextricably identifiable as Ross from “Friends”—gives Pegg a screenplay credit, suggesting that he ...read the complete Run movie review at New York Press (Eric Kohn)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell) Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Run, Fat Boy, Run is the directorial debut of actor David Schwimmer, who is much better behind the camera than in front of it. Here, he's taken material best suited to sketch comedy and turned it into a feature of no small heart and humour. ...read the complete Run movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)) St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Run Fatboy Run is largely content to follow the formula, guide us on a sunny tour of downtown London's tourist hot spots and transform Pegg from paunchy schlub to Runderella with a few decent laughs along the way. ...read the complete Run movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers) Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Click to read the article ...read the complete Run movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Sky Movies () Sky Movies ()
The fastest Dennis Doyle (Simon Pegg) ever ran was when he ditched his pregnant fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) on their wedding day. Five years later, Dennis is still a slob on the road to nowhere. But, goaded into action by Libby’s super-fit new ...read the complete Run movie review at Sky Movies ()
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Kyle Smith) New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Thanks to a jaunty Brit-rock score and likable characters all around, the movie's easy to watch and occasionally pumps up the emotions. ...read the complete Run movie review at New York Post (Kyle Smith)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for not coming to a theater near you (Marlin Tyree) not coming to a theater near you (Marlin Tyree)
David Schwimmer, former star of the television sitcom, Friends, directs this goofy, sentimental tripe about a London loser with a paunch who attempts to make up with his former, pregnant fiancé, whom he dumped at the altar. Chock-full of film clichés, ...read the complete Run movie review at not coming to a theater near you (Marlin Tyree)
Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy) Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
Run, Fatboy, Run isn't going to win any prizes for fresh questions. But it's just fleet enough to hold its own in the middle of the pack. ...read the complete Run movie review at Denver Post (Lisa Kennedy)
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