Review By Nicky Nocerino
From my experience British comedy is a bit of a mixed bag. I really enjoy the Wallace and Gromit shorts and The invention of Lying, but I also found the UK's version of The Office to truly abysmal. With this in mind I was actually quite interested in seeing this British take on a satire of American cop thrillers and I have to say that I was not disappointed.
Hot Fuzz is the second in a series of four movies staring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, including Shaun of the Dead, Paul, and The World's End. Having seen Shaun of the Dead, which turned out to be one of the funniest takes on zombies and commentaries on consumerism I have ever seen, I was pretty excited to see these two team up again. And while Hot Fuzz might have held back a little on the critique, it brought the parody and comedy both up to 11.
Directed by Edgar Wright (he also directed all of the other Simon Pegg/Nick Frost Movies), Hot Fuzz stars Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel, The strictly by the books super cop, who is transferred from London to the country for making everybody else on the force look bad by comparison. Here he meets his new partner Danny Butterman(Nick Frost), the loser son of the police chief who loves American cop movies. As Angel tries to adjust his strict methods to the laid back attitude of the town, a series of strange accidents begin to lead him to believe that the town is not quite what it seems. This all culminates into the reveal of one of the most hilarious conspiracies of all time. After barely escaping with his life angel realizes that the only way to fight such an adversary he would need to become the action movie cop he always looked down upon. This leads up to a ridiculous shoot out that crosses the entire town,and is chalk full of references and jokes.
This is were reviewing this movie gets hard, because not only is it hard to say what makes a comedy funny, but also that by doing so I would ruin the joke. This in mind I will simply say that it is extremely funny, and give a few example of things that if you like them, you will probably like this. If you liked any of the other Simon Pegg/Nick Frost movies, other over the top comedies, or movies like Zombieland or The Other Guys you will probably find this funny. Alternatively, if you enjoy the type of action packed cop movies this movie is parodying you will probably also have a lot of fun with this movie.
While the obvious standouts were Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, it was clear that everyone involved was having a lot of fun with this. Special credits go to Paul Freeman as the shotgun priest, Jim Broadbent as police chief, and Paddy Considine and Raffe Spall as the detective partners.
All in all, the only real judge of a comedy is whether or not in was funny, and Hot Fuzz most certainly was. I Give it five pluses and zero minuses with a recommendation to watch it if you are someone who enjoys laughing.
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