Review: 'Brittany Runs a Marathon' gets real about body image and self-worth
by Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Aug 23, 2019
3 minutes
"Brittany Runs a Marathon" is as simple and declarative as a movie title gets. The film itself, blessedly, is anything but.
A singular amalgam of humor, heartache and self-help that won the U.S. dramatic audience award at Sundance, "Brittany" resolutely goes its own way, entertaining us as richly as anything that's come out in a while.
Written and directed by first-timer Paul Downs Colaizzo and starring Jillian Bell in a performance that defines breakout, "Brittany" not only goes places you won't
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