Jillian Bell plays Brittany, a 29-year-old woman whose life has gone off the rails. Brittany drinks too much, smokes too much, and engages in meaningless sex too often. If you’ve seen movies like “I Feel Pretty” and “Trainwreck” you know the plot: a funny but flawed girl self-sabotages her Life with shallow friendships, illegal substances, and over-eating.
Brittany decides what she needs to do to get control of her Life is to run in the New York City Marathon. And, as Brittany trains for the race, she actually loses 40 pounds! Watching Jillian Bell physically transform from a chubby, irritable, and moody Millennial to a more fit, healthy, and affable modern woman is one of the charms of Brittany Runs a Marathon. What weakens the movie is predictability. I hope Brittany Runs a Marathon launches Jillian Bell into more demanding starring roles. This movie is being marketed as a comedy but there’s way more drama than laughs. GRADE: B-
Are you kidding me?
Bob, AMAZON produces a variety of films.
Not my point! I meant are you kidding me about watching this lame chick flick!
Bob, the things we do for Love…
It has gotten okay reviews but I have a hard time working up any interest in this. Not much else around right now. Going to see It pt 2 today. And have seen Once Upon A Time in Hollywood 3 times. Looks like a lot of interesting stuff coming in the fall. Early reviews of both The Joker and Motherless Brooklyn have been very good.
Steve, I’m on the bubble with THE JOKER. I’ll await your reaction to it before I make up my mind whether to see it or not.
It is supposed to be closer to Taxi Driver than to a typical superhero/villain movie. Even setting it in 1981.
Steve, the trailer to THE JOKER looks creepy. Which is a Good Thing.
Pass. Zero interest in this one.
Jeff, as you might have suspected, this was a Diane pick. I thought BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON would be funnier.
If it was made by Amazon, is it going to be on Amazon Prime soon?
Jeff, that’s been the pattern on AMAZON Prime Video.