'Run, Fat Boy, Run' trots out laughs in Schwimmer's debut

It sounds weird, but the actor formerly known as Ross from "Friends” proves he has a good eye and fun sense of humor.

But the formulaic film owes most of its charm and hilarity to its star and co-writer, Simon Pegg ("Hot Fuzz”). The English funnyman manages to make his slacker character a loveable loser worth cheering on.

Pegg stars as Dennis, a paunchy, chain-smoking goofball who leaves his gorgeous, pregnant fiancee Libby (Thandie Newton) at the altar because he is afraid to get married.

Five years later, Dennis still desperately loves Libby, but their involvement doesn't go beyond his role as the fun-loving but sometimes unreliable father to their son, Jake (wonderfully precocious Matthew Fenton).

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