Simon Pegg delivers again

Rating: 7/10 (18 May 2020)

Given the weighty standards set by Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz is a pretty solid sequel of sorts. The dry sardonic humour is on show again, albeit a little overdone at times, and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost give thoroughly enjoyable lead performances. There is something extremely pleasant about films set in the English countryside and it is a great backdrop for black comedy. I felt the film was let down by a needlessly excessive finale that dragged on way too long. However, despite some flaws, this is still a cut above the majority of one-dimensional mainstream comedies that clutter the market today.