84 - Run, Fatboy, Run

    Years after leaving his pregnant fiancé at the altar, an out-of-shape security guard is threatened by a new beau in her life.  The guard makes an effort to better himself by running a marathon.
    I love seeing Simon Pegg.  This is one of his lesser movies, but it's a great example.  Despite having some weaker material to work with, he does a great job with his part.  In a strange way, this movie is a companion to High Fidelity, which took similar subject matter, and played it straight.  Here, the story is wedged into a romantic comedy format.  We get a handful of wacky characters delivering punchlines.  If anything, there's one main difference, and that's the lack of exploration of Libby, the girl.  She seems like she keeps her feelings under wraps most of the time.
    When I think back on this movie, I realize that I actually feel pretty poor about it.  I still like some of the elements, but for the most part, what saves this movie is the leads.  Simon Pegg is always great, and it's always good to see Hank Azaria.  The rest of the cast is decent, but unremarkable.