In honor of the run I had to watch Run Fatboy Run. Sunshine Cleaning was just a reason to get out and see a movie. Here are the reviews.
"Run Fatboy Run" - Starring Simon Pegg, Thandie Newton, Hank Azaria, and Dylan Moran, directed by David Schwimmer, written by Michael Ian Black and Simon Pegg. I'll be honest I had never seen a "Simon Pegg" movie until I saw this one. Add to the fact that I'm not the biggest fan of Michael Ian Black's stand up/performing humor this wasn't high on the list. Yet both Pegg and Black surprised in this "little" film, with a lot of heart. Trying to win back the girl he loves Dennis (Pegg) vows to compete and finish the Nike River Run in London. While enduring the training and the subsequent race he learns a lot about friendship, love, determination, "the wall," and himself. A good movie with a good message with a couple of laughs that prove to be quite entertaining throughout. Personally I think it should come with the "don't try this at home" disclaimer at the beginning but none-the-less it's an encouraging tale that is heartwarmingly simple and refreshingly good. 4/5 Remotes
"Sunshine Cleaning" - Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Clifton Collins Jr. and Jason Spevack, with Steve Zahn, directed by Christine Jeffs, written by Megan Holley. This film tells the story of one "post-cheerleading" beauty, Rose (Adams) who is a single mother to a "problematic" child, Oscar (Spevack). She's constantly striving to make Oscar's life better. When push comes to shove at Oscar's school she and her sister Norah (Blunt) start a cleaning company cleaning up messy bio-hazard sites of the recently deceased. While the movie revolves around many different story lines the strongest is the conflict between the two sisters and their well-intentioned but absent acting father. The characters' pasts have tattered the fabric of their family and their struggles continue into the future. The strife within all the characters is portrayed under a veil of humor to the audience but the central theme of family and the value shown within each of the characters off-kilter love is the strength of the film. Tagged as this years "Little Miss Sunshine" it misses the boat but is still overall a pretty good piece of film. 4/5 Remotes
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