Director: David Schwimmer
Writers: Michael Ian Black, Simon Pegg
Producers: Sarah Curtis, Cathy Lord
Starring: Simon Pegg as Dennis, Thandie Newton as Libby, Hank Azaria as Whit, Dylan Moran as Gordon, Harish Patel as Mr.Goshdashtidar, India De Beaufort, Maya Goshdashtidar and Matthew Fenton as Jake(IMDb). Rated PG-13.
Dennis desperately wants to regain his former finance's (Libby) love. However she has lost confidence in him because he left her at the altar while she was pregnant. After meeting Libby's new boyfriend,Whit, Whit mentions to Dennis that he is running in a marathon. Dennis, feeling that he could possibly regain Libby's love, decides to run in the marathon. Dennis wants to prove to Libby that despite his reputation of being an irresponsible and unmotivated person, who never finishes anything he starts, that he can actually finish the marathon.
This is an incredibly funny movie. What was most impressive about this film was how the transitions of humor and seriousness worked so well without mitigating the comedic flow of the film. Simon Pegg is funny but he can be dramatic convincingly, and he can return to being funny without any indication of struggle. Persistence and personal reformation were some of the serious aspects of this film, and seemingly the humor comes into play while Dennis is trying to become a better man while working to obtain those two items.
Some of the funniest parts include, Dennis's short lived effort to train in his tight silk running shorts, and his fight with his best friend Gordon. Admittedly those are the parts that I find funny, but there are plenty of funny scenes in this film for everyone. The comedy is fresh and even the parts that are predictable are funny, and that is likely due to Pegg's comedic acting prowess. The guy is just funny. Surely David Schwimmer's directing had something to do with it too. Harish Patel deserves an honorable mention. He was great. This is a film where the loser ends up being the winner, and the winner ends up being the loser. According to Movies.com, fans gave it B-, and critics gave it a C, and I will side with the fans, B- it is. Stay tuned, Movieporium.blogspot.com.
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