I can't say I was that bothered in seeing the Simon Pegg vehicle Run Fatboy Run on it's original 2007 release as it looked like a rather weak, generic romcom. Having now seen it I can confirm it IS a generic romcom, but not the tepid, mirth-free experience I'd been anticipating. Thanks to a solidly amusing script, a game, supporting cast and a steady hand in the directors chair (take a bow Friends' David Schwimmer) it travels it's familiar path with frequent laughs and lively characters.
Best of all it showcases the comic talents of Simon Pegg who proves he can carry a feature when not starring in a self penned, Edgar Wright helmed broad, genre-homaging comedy. What with this and his recent successes in the Star Trek and Mission Impossible franchises, Mr Pegg's inclusion in the Hollywood inner circle is set to continue for a good while longer.
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