"Hot Fuzz," directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost is a hilariously enjoyable movie especially for those who enjoy the excitement and excesses of the modern day action movie. This film is from the same people who brought us the surprise cult hit "Shaun of the Dead," one of my favourites. "Hot Fuzz" has the same jocular tone as "Shaun of the Dead" as well as the same commitment to cinematic allusions. Pegg and Wright do to action movies in "Hot Fuzz" what they did to Zombie movies in "Shaun of the Dead." However, they do not condescend to the genre. It is obvious that this parody of the buddy action movie genre was written by two guys who legitimately love action movies.
The plot itself centres on a hypercompetent London police officer, Nicholas Angel, who is beginning to make his colleagues look bad so he gets a backhanded "promotion" and is relocated to the sleepy little town of Sandford. Of course, Angel soon realizes that there is more to Sandford than meets the eye (namely: a serial killer). This movie features some very surprising and entertaining cameos. I strongly suggest you check this one out especially if you enjoyed "Shaun of the Dead" (out on DVD) and especially if you spent your adolescence devouring action movies.
Here's the trailer for "Hot Fuzz"
and "Shaun of the Dead"
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