Movie: Brittany Runs a Marathon (2019)

Brittany Runs a Marathon was basically an after school special about a late-twenty-something who is too fat and behind on her adulting game. She decides to get her stuff together, and ultimately run a marathon. Along the way she exposes herself and her lifestyle to the garish light of day. Her one friend is terribly unsupportive and Brittany herself did not take things seriously making for some painful to watch scenes. Then she starts to meet some better people, when those good people start to get close she effectively pushes them away. Things really turn around only after she has a turn-your-life-around-on-a-dime pep talk by a wise and insightful black person.

I'll give costuming and styling a round of applause. They made her skin looked terrible and I can’t tell if actress, Jillian Bell was padded or not so she looked genuine and I mean that in a non-insulty way. After about 15 minutes, I wanted to stop it and watch something else. I didn't like it, but something about miserable people is engaging so I trudged on. Certain aspects of Brittany's life hit home with me and I was so entertained by the scenes that included Utkarsh Ambudkar. Damn movie got me in the end. I got caught up in the motivational build-up and shed a tear or two when she falters during the marathon.

Mini rant: I'm upset and should start a hunger strike at the lack of notoriety allowed for Utkarsh Ambudkar. I remember how awesome and cute he was in Pitch Perfect and that his brief, but spectacular appearance in Blindspotting made for a great flashback sequence. I was sad when after watching Brittany Runs a Marathon on Amazon, I looked at the information page to learn more about the cast, and neither his name nor picture showed up. Same thing on the Pitch Perfect Amazon information page. How disappointing. Enjoy this Brief But Spectacular video of him being him. 

I'll give Brittany Runs a Marathon three stars*** on the fun end of the scale. It was okay. I don't necessarily need or want to watch it again, but it wasn't all bad.