Hot Fuzz review

I will start off the review by saying I am a fan of spaced which Simon Pegg wrote. Pegg also wrote and stared in Shaun of the Dead which I thought was a bit over rated but was still amusing but which I felt wasn't as funny as spaced. Anyway enough of the past and on with the present

Hot Fuzz

A quick summary is that its a piss take of cop movie with Maverick cops (i.e. american cop movie/series) but also mixed in with some sunday murder mysteries and making fun of small English towns. Add a load of action and guns all over the shop. All of which creates a recipe for lots of small jokes weaved around the main plot. The movie even finds time for a bit of a personal voyage for the two main characters.

Any who seen Simon Pegg on tv knows where every the Pegg is, Nick Frost shall also be found and this movie is no difference. Not to question Nick Frost's acting and humour because he is very funny and he is probably the most amusing thing in the film and he also has a writting credit so fair play to the big man.

unlike a lot of American comedy films there is a lot of humour to laugh at and they don't have to have a good looking person doing this and a lame story just to please the backers. There are lots of funny scenes and lots of spot the british actor, weren't they in the Bill, she was in Spaced etc etc. Its a good film without being a brilliant one, the story takes a bit of time to get going and there are a few scenes which could have been taken out but probably left in because a few people would find them funny. There are a lot of good jokes and a few rubbish ones. The action scene at the end was good for the first 5 minutes but then 20 minutes later and they are still running and shooting I was getting a bit bored.

The plot is not as straight forward as first meets the eye and I was a bit fearful at the start with maverick cop routine but it soon slips off into a small town and the maverick cop kicking out underage drinkers etc.

Overall I think it is a good film and better than most of the films in the cinema shown this year. It would be a good DVD to watch me thinks.

I would give it 7 out of 10.