No. 98. (2019) Brittany Runs A Marathon. October 31st.

Film No 98 (2019) Oct. 31st.  6:45 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"You want to pull a medium sized working dog off of my body?" (Brittany reacts to her doctor's suggestion that she might try losing 55 pounds).

Paul Downs Colaizzo debuts as writer/director of Brittany Runs A Marathon with a pleasant enough, if slightly overstated, lesson in the vagaries of life. 

Comedian Jillian Bell steals the show as the 28 year old Jillian who decides she's a fat procrastinator, with little drive and few prospects. You guessed it; jogging may just be part of her remedy for change. Joining a running group and forming  friendships with stressed out neighbour Catherine (Michaela Watkins) and happily married gay guy Seth (Micah Stock) leads to a few surprising forks in the road for Brittany as she extends her ambitions relating to improved health by adjusting her jogging goal to the pinnacle of any jogger's ambition, completing the New York Marathon. 

Lots of positive life lessons here, sprinkled with a sharp script, a likeable lead in Bell and a thoughtful conclusion. 9GUMS.