Rotten
This feeble premise limits the movie to perfunctory gags about the hero's sloth and some canned underdog drama.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Run Fatboy Run
Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he won't run away from.
2007 · 1h 40m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
David Schwimmer
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Run Fatboy Run
Overview
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
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46%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Sure it's predictable. Sure it's a slight effort, but I still think it's pretty funny and charming.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Rotten
One thing Schwimmer does do right is keep the story moving swiftly. You're in, you're out, no harm done -- unless you want that hour and a half back.
Teresa Budasi, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
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.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Fresh
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.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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