Run Fatboy Run

Ideal couch potato fare for a Friday night. Chuck that ready meal into the microwave and sit back for this easily consumable Britcom. Simon Pegg blatantly isn't a porker but, otherwise, the Shaun Of The Dead star is well cast as Dennis, a low-ambition man-child whose loser status is confirmed when he leaves Thandie Newton at the altar. Fast forward a few years and he wants to win her back, particularly after she looks like she might hook up with a smoothy-chops exec played by Hank Azaria. When the two men enter the London Marathon, the contest starts to heat up. It's untaxing and predictable, offering a few surprising snorts of laughter. The most memorable oddities are Dylan Moran as the Rhys-Ifans-from-Notting-Hill-type best friend and the fact this is the feature film directorial debut by David 'Ross from Friends' Schwimmer.