Directed by:
Edgar WrightCinematography:
Jess HallComposer:
David ArnoldCast:
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Bill Nighy, Paddy Considine, Joe Cornish, Timothy Dalton, Chris Waitt, Jim Broadbent, Martin Freeman, Stuart Wilson, Lucy Punch (more)VOD (6)
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Deliberately set in the midst of a sleepy, quaint English village of Sandford, Pegg’s Nicholas Angel is sent there because, bluntly, he’s too good at his job, and he’s making his city colleagues look bad. The proverbial fish out of water, Angel soon discovers that not everything in Sandford is quite as it seems, and joins forces with Nick Frost’s lumbering Danny Butterman to find out what’s what. (Universal Pictures UK)
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Edgar Wright mightily kicks Michael Bay’s ass, burying all conventions and correctness under tons of unique ideas, and leaving the diabolical Simon Pegg to mow down his enemies in an even more uncompromising manner than Bruce Willis in his prime. The film is a unique demonstration that properly referenced, honored, or parodied genre fiction can royally entertain. Unfortunately, this creates an unpleasant issue on the way to the viewer's heart, which may be ordinary ignorance of film action. It’s a simple equation: the more classic films you've seen, the more fun you'll have.
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Who you gonna call when Bad Boys don’t know what to do? Nobody better than Simon Pegg and Nick Frost... After Shaun of the Dead, the Wright/Pegg duo is back and this time they poke fun at crime movies, buddy movies and action movies of all kinds. Basically, all the positive ingredients from Shaun can be found in Hot Fuzz too. Unfortunately this also applies to the negative aspects. One of the main pluses of this movie is that it really is funny - which cannot be said about every comedy released recently. Primarily, it doesn’t parody in that “commercial, American" style. You don’t necessarily need to know the scenes that are parodied here, because they are more of a subtle nod for movie connoisseurs. This movie works more than well, primarily thanks to the marvelous dose of British humor. The action is perfect in terms of filmmaking craft and is better than in many an A-grade action movie. Some scenes will have you rolling in the aisles. Simon Pegg and his aura easily carries through even at those couple of weaker moments that crop up in the course of the rather overly-long running time. And he is skillfully seconded by the creme de la creme of contemporary British comedy. Unfortunately, the result suffers from the same ailment as its older brother - a rather weak middle section. But generally it applies that this movie from the pens of Pegg and Wright is polished, intelligent and mainly darn good. Just a shame that again it is one step short of absolute perfection. But still, you can’t help but love Hot Fuzz. And as a bonus, Cate Blanchett appears here in an unmissable central role. "Nurp!"
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A quite surprising and especially interestingly made revelation with absolutely unique and appropriately dry British humor. It is a strange paradox that Hot Fuzz behaves in exactly the same way as Shaun of the Dead, but unlike the latter, it works. Shaun made fun of zombie movies and then gradually became one of them, which ultimately really annoyed me. Hot Fuzz does the same thing – from a small, unassuming parody it progresses to a perfectly entertaining and intentionally exaggerated action inferno. But in this genre, it fits like nothing else will. For this reason, I gladly forgive Simon Pegg and Nick Frost.
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A great action comedy where everything is a bit exaggerated, but at the same time, it's brilliantly constructed as both a parody and a standalone film. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost simply click, and Edgar Wright works perfectly alongside them. The collaboration between these three personalities in contemporary British cinema is the best they have accomplished so far.
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Hot Fuzz is to action movies what Shaun of the Dead should have been to zombie horror, i.e. a half parody of the genre on the one hand, and a proud representative thereof on the other. Unlike Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright manages to make things work out and the result is a very good and remarkable film with humour, a (horror) twist and sharp action. Basically, without complaints.
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