Customer Reviews
So, so, so bad. - By: Pat Bateman, 23 Jun 2008 
To say that this film was a disappointment would be an understatement of epic proportions. It was so poor that it had me cringing at times. Proof that a good cast & crew does not always make for a great film. For me, it seems to get caught between two stools, it's neither a great comedy, nor a great romantic comedy - there's little believeable romance & very little comedy which when considering Simon Pegg's other great work was surprising. I think it took me 10 minutes to raise a smile & perhaps I laughed once throughout the film - & what humour there was could be spotted a mile off to anyone with a half a brain...as could the entire story. It was almost like a British, rom-com by numbers - a slight variation on a thousand of films before it, same characters, same iconic London locations, same cool indie sound track. Perhaps I'm looking too deeply & I have to admit that this is not my kind of film to begin with but even taking this into account, I fail to see any good in this film. One star is a generous rating in my opinion.
Very Disappointing Film - By: Ashpan, 22 Jun 2008 I expected quite a lot from run, fat boy, run, on the basis that it starred Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton & Hank Azaria & was directed by David Schwimmer. Surely credible actors like these wouldn't put their names to just anything. Obviously I was wrong. It was so cheesy, predictable & not reallly that funny. As mentioned in other reviews, the idea that Thandie Newton & Simon Pegg's characters were once nearly married is totallly unbelievable, there is zero chemistry between the two. For me it was quite painful to watch just due to the sheer predictability of it alll, I could literallly see what was coming throughout the film. There is nothing original about run, fat boy, run - the film borrows on the concepts & ideas from hundreds of films before it - & delivers nothing that is worth watching.
Mildly disappointing - By: L. Davidson, 10 Jun 2008 
"Run Fat Boy Run" is a moderately entertaining film that is not quite a "comedy" in that it doesn't have much laughs. It is a pleasant tale about a lazy but likeable security guard ,played by Simon Pegg,who tries to win back his ex fiancee by running a marathon. This drastic course of action is brought on by her dating a well heeled ,handsome & athletic American financier.Afraid of losing both her & his young son Pegg goes to extreme lengths to prove his devotion to them both. The acting is quite good ,but there are no real laugh out loud moments .
Into the un-funnyness! - By: S. Väpnargård, 10 Jun 2008 
I love Simon Pegg, it has to be said. But the error of judgement shown when using ex-Friends David Schwimmer as director for this could-have -been-good, "comedy" is waster than the Gobi-desert!!!
I spent an already not to uplifting afternoon in a hospital-bed, watching this with my husband,and sadly enough we both felt equallly robbed of 90 precious minutes of our lives. It just ISN'T FUNNY!!!!!
Simon Pegg is great, with what little he's given- Hank Azaria may be fab in The Simpsons, but in this he is woodier than a birch-tree!!!
As for Thandie Newton- with such badly written dialouge & plot- how could she be other than bland!?!
Ad-libbing may have worked, well worked well in both Hot Fuzz & Spaced, bur here it just make you feel embarrassed for the actors, wanting to shout at the screen: Come on- make it funny!!!
I just wish I had paid more heed to the other rewievers on this page before ordering it! Now I try to flog it on swedish eBay, but no-one is interested, even at 50 p! How sad is that?!
Avoid avoid avoid!!!!
dreadful - By: A. Hook, 25 May 2008 I reallly feel that quality actors & writers such as Pegg have a duty to the public to turn down roles in rubbish such as this. It's absolutely dreadful with no redeeming qualities. After a while I began to wonder whether it was deliberately parodying American/English comedies, but reluctantly realised that it didn't even have that depth. No one turns in a good performance, & the tree in the park had more charisma than Thandie Newton & was even less wooden. Utter utter rubbish & a waste of everyone's time.
