Hot Fuzz (2007) – The ultimate arresting machine of a London police officer (Simon Pegg) gets transferred against his will to a tiny English village. There, with his bumbling partner(Nick Frost), they discover a giant criminal conspiracy that leads to death after death.
For whatever reason there are things in my life that I have to remind myself I like. Salmon. Simon Pegg. I had no idea what to expect and I got all of that and more. Part of the so-called “Three Flavors of Cornetto Trilogy” along with “Shaun of the Dead” and “The World’s End”. Trying to summarize the plot would just be silly because the plot is just…silly. Sit back, grab some popcorn and have a good time.
Movie gets uniformly good reviews but didn’t manage to break into the top 100 grossing movies of the year. These are very much the attributes of a “cult hit”.
Why I Liked It – The interplay between Pegg and Frost. The uber serious big city cop and the fawning, hero worshipping village copper. The movie takes on the utterly ridiculous with an even, serious tone that makes everything that much funnier.
Why You Will Like It: Pegg and Frost are great but the rest of the cast is marvelous as well. Timothy Dalton does a nice turn as the bad guy, Martin Freeman as one of the big city cops that sends Pegg’s character into exile, all the various villagers. You’ll like it because it is fun.
Rated R for violent content including some graphic images and language
Rating – **** Recommended
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