By: Grace Conley

“You will really want to go to the gym, and then you won’t.” 

It’s been a while since I saw this movie but still wanted to mention it, because while it has a profoundly stupid name, it has a lot of heart.

Brittany Runs A Marathon is about a girl who’s life is a mess, bad job, bad health, bad relationships and she’s gotta change something to get herself back on track, so she starts running. This movie is based on a real story and just follows this girl’s life for like 2 years.

The pacing is done really well you get a taste of little aspects of her life that show you the whole story. The first half of the movie definitely gives off the vibe that, if you ain’t losing weight then you won’t be happy. But it does a whole flipparo during the second half and ends on a really nice message.

This movie is in no way a cinematic masterpiece. It is visually really bland, but this movie really exemplifies that story is key because it really shines through all the blandness. This movie is funny, and sweet and simple and really really real. It feels so grounded in real experiences and that’s my favorite part of this movie.

I really liked Brittany Runs A Marathon, and might I add it takes forever to run a god damn marathon they shoulda really changed the name.

Verdict

8.6 out of 10