The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Run Fatboy Run
Comedy · Romance · 2007
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
Movie details
Run Fatboy Run
“Love. Commitment. Responsibility. There's nothing he won't run away from.”
2007 Comedy · Romance 1h 40m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
Five years after jilting his pregnant fiancée on their wedding day, out-of-shape Dennis decides to run a marathon to win her back.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Run Fatboy Run?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
David Schwimmer
Written by
Michael Ian Black · Simon Pegg
Simon Pegg
Dennis
Thandiwe Newton
Libby
Hank Azaria
Whit
Dylan Moran
Gordon
Harish Patel
Mr. Goshdashtidar
India de Beaufort
Maya Goshdashtidar
Matthew Fenton
Jake
Court is in session
Put Run Fatboy Run on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.