Run, Fat Boy, Run (2008)

Though not the best attempt at directing for David Schwimmer, Run, Fat Boy, Run is very funny and delivers laughs all too familiar to fans of Simon Pegg. And that isn't a bad thing.

Pegg's character Dennis is a security guard for a women's clothing store. The story revolves around him and getting into shape to run in a marathon. He not only does this for self-benefit, but to prove to his ex-girlfriend/fiance Libby that he is capable of doing everything her soon-to-be husband Whit (played by Hank Azaria) can do.

One thing stood out to me in the movie that I thought was very elaborate, and that was Dennis' journey to overcoming his cowardice personality. On the day of his wedding, he ran away leaving his fiance at the altar pregnant. By running the marathon and overcoming "the wall," or point of exhaustion that runners reach just before giving up, Dennis reaches his goal of determination to get his wife back and escaping the stress of being dubbed a quitter as he has his whole life.

The film is rather predictable and could have had better direction in some scenes, but all-in-all the movie told a good story about self-achievement and proving wrong those who doubt you.