Hot Fuzz (2007)

	Directed by: Edgar Wright	COUNTRY United Kingdom GENRE Action/Comedy/Thriler NORWEGIAN TITLE Hot Fuzz RUNNING TIME 121 minutes
	Produced by: Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Nira Park
	Written by: Edgar Wright Simon Pegg

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Nicholas Angel	Simon Pegg	½
PC Danny Butterman	Nick Frost	½
Inspector Frank Butterman	Jim Broadbent	½
DS Andy Wainwright	Paddy Considine
Simon Skinner	Timothy Dalton
Met Chief Inspector	Bill Nighy	-
Joyce Cooper	Billie Whitelaw	-
Tom Weaver	Edward Woodward	-
Sergeant Turner	Bill Bailey	-
PC Doris Thatcher	Olivia Colman	-
Met Sergeant	Martin Freeman	-

Review

Not quite a parody, not quite a homage, but definitely somewhere in between. The team that made the funny spoof Shaun of the Dead are back with more antics – this time bigger and more excessive. Simon Pegg is a fine acting talent, and he propels the film forward with his deadpan expressions and comedic timing. Unfortunately, the writing in Hot Fuzz isn't as sharp as in Shaun of the Dead, and the film suffers from it – especially when it comes to the dialogue and the punchlines. Wright and Pegg try to make up for this by increasing the scope, deploying an abundance of fine British acting talent and coming up with impressive, sometimes delicately vulgar, special effects. At its best, Hot Fuzz has the joyful spontaneity that characterised Shaun of the Dead, but more often than not, Hot Fuzz is all about large, disjointed set pieces. They might be fun for a while, but ultimately they become stodgy and repetitive. I suggest Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg cool off with a cold shower before they make their next film.