Mike Flaherty jogs along one morning in a hooded sweatshirt and cotton sweat pants. In terms of style and wear, the ensemble looks like it could be from Mike's high school or college days, culled from the depths of the closet for a mid-life resolution of weight loss and fitness. The camera follows his slow progress along a path as two other joggers with sleeker gear and more elastic strides, separate, pass and leave him behind. Paul Giamatti, as Mike Flaherty, round of face and figure, stops and looks toward his athletic betters as only Giamett can: a veritable mound of pathos. Lest we think this an overrection to being passed on a rural jogging path, we soon find out that that the man is struggling to keep up in more significant ways. The "PIONEERS" emblazoned on the gold hooded sweatshirt he wears while jogging is the name of the high school wr...