The imagery of the film is impressive, with the wide-open African countryside and the congested streets of Addis filling the screen. Haile runs (and I mean runs) through these landscapes in his American-style running shorts, his breath reverberating in our ears. The film lags a bit in the second half, perhaps because we know where this runner is headed (even when he comes in 99th in his first marathon, even when his father tells him again and again that running is not a good idea) and we'd like him to hurry up and get there. An hour and a half with Endurance may make you want to try harder, complain less, and hell, maybe even run.