BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON
Wow!!!
Based on the true story of Brittany Forgleris played by Jillian Bell. Brittany is the life of the party. The funny girl, who drinks until she is down for the count. When a Dr tells her she needs to make changes she sure does.
I put the trailer in this review to show you where some people get lost...it is not a comedy, it sure looks it by the trailer but it is not. Yes there are funny parts, but there is something more here.
This wonderful story, no spoilers, follows Brittany as she tries to turn her life around by training for a marathon, and unknowingly changes all aspects of her life.
This film is Bell. She is absolutely wonderful going from heartrendingly sad, to funny, to cringe-worthy, to joyful. Most interesting to note is, and I think what makes this film works more is that Brittany often is not a good person. She can be mean to others, in a strange way because she does not like herself she tends to take it out on others, Brittany is real with faults. The marathon is just a means to grow. Its a fun ride getting there.
Bell is great but she gets help by:
Michaela Watkins as Catherine Brittany's neighbor. The example of the person who seems to have just a nice life until you dig deeper. Catherine is one of Brittany's running buddies.
Micah Stock as Seth Brittany's cheerleading other running buddy\
Esteban Benito as Peter, who becomes Brittany.s roommate by accident.
All three of these costars help push the film along and are wonderful.
Faults?
Just a small one. Director Paul Downs Colaizzo I felt rushed this film at the end. Brittany crashed at the end and the pick up was quick and time jumped months to a year. He had plenty of time to show us what happened here and her thoughts, the film was just an hour and fourty five minutes. We kind of had to guess that time helped her maybe?
However that is a small issue. This film is wonderful and should have had a full release. Jillian Bell is great! 4 1/2 out of 5 stars for Brittany Runs A Marathon.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time.
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