‘Run, Fatboy, Run’ Won’t Run in America
I love Simon Pegg. Not like that. I just think he’s a hilarious, flexible actor and a great writer.
His recent work on Hot Fuzz was prodigious. Similarly, Shaun of the Dead was unforgettable. But his most recent film, Run, Fatboy, Run, while not due out until October, already looks set to flop, at least state-side.
First, its core idea is really fitness and weight management. These are concepts Americans aren’t fond of. I mean, just looking at the numbers on obesity in America will show how much of a sedentary nation we happen to be. You wouldn’t expect to sit down the average 200-pound man with his personal large tub of popcorn and gigantic soda, start a film about fitness, and not have him walk out.
Next, for those of you who watched Spaced, Pegg’s character is basically a repeat of his Tim Bisley persona. The only difference is, instead of have fun-loving Mike Wyatt (Nick Frost) in the mix, we have piss-ant David from Shaun of the Dead (Dylan Moran) making him look like more of a tool. It’s British humor without the low-class jokes we love so much here in the States.
Another huge problem is that the casting makes no sense. Why is Hank Azaria randomly inserted in this film? We may never know. Besides that, there seem to be a bunch of nobodies and a lot of little kids, plus a disproportionate amount of hot women versus the number of barely-tolerable-looking men. To make it even more disconcerting, the film is produced by David Schwimmer, who just got done making a straight-to-RedBox film called Big Nothing with Pegg, and we’ve got a favor-turned-ugly scenario.
The biggest problem with the film is that Pegg’s love interest is black. Now, I’m not a rude racist, but everyone’s a little bit racist. Avenue Q proved that. Nobody in America is going to want to see a British flop-comedy about a gun who ditches his pregnant wife at the alter, especially not if she’s black. I think Thandie Newton was great in The Pursuit of Happyness, but this isn’t her thing.
All these things make for a film that could possibly do worse than Gigli. I know I probably won’t even rent it. I’m betting it’ll hit TNT in March.
Not everyone is racist you prick. I’m white and my girlfriend is black welcome to the 21st century accept or be very isoloated. You prick lol
Gee, John, it’s nice to see that you avoid social reality. Oh, and that you’ve abandoned standard English for some sort of sub-language where punctuation and decency are void. 1337 requires grammar too, little boy.
The fact of the matter is, people in America are racist, if not toward Black people, than other minorities. If you choose to deny this fact, you’re choosing a dream-world. That’s why Obama won’t be president. That’s why the Jena 6 are in jail, and they’ll stay that way.
You’re the one out of line, here.
XD! See? That’s how you type 1337, Johnnie-boy!
You go ahead and call me a prick aaaaall you want. Then prove it. Go ahead. Because I sure as hell can prove you’re a narrow-minded coward!
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