http://chud.com/nextraimages/run_fatboy_run_xl_01--film-B.jpgBetween the ace usage of The Fratellis’ “Chelsea Dagger”, the appearances of Simon Pegg and Hank Azaria, and the random slapping together of scenes without any sort of voiceover or narrative, I was quite intrigued by the initial teaser for Run Fat Boy Run. Things only got better when I saw that Pegg was co-writing the screenplay with Michael Ian Black (of The State and Stella fame). Black’s pretty much just written for TV, but I love Stella in an unhealthy way, and it’s better to have no track record than the atrocious one of his fellow The State vets Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon (e.g. The Pacifier, Balls of Fury, Night at the Museum).

Now, the full trailer is here, and I’m starting to have some doubts. Maybe it’s the one-size-fits-all boilerplate of it, but it seems like they just did a bang-up job of hiding all of the boring shit in the teaser, and now it’s on full display. Now Pegg’s the typical goofball screwup romantic comedy lead. Thandie Newton, who’s about as interesting as the letter B, stands there and says stuff as “the one that got away.” You see where this is all going. Oh, they try to take you back to the good old days by reviving “Chelsea Dagger” halfway through, but it’s no use. The trailer’s scrabbling about to get its knickers on, but I’ve seen everything. I’ve seen it all.

I still hope there’s plenty of good to be found here, but we’ll soon seen when Run, Fat Boy, Run hits theaters on October 26th. Click here to do the damn thing for yourself.