rather disappointing ,honestly

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2008)

I really had high expectations for this film.I mainly wanted to see it because I enjoyed "Shaun of the Dead" so much and this film had many of the same blokes in front and behind the cameras.Sadly it wasn't nearly as good as "Shaun".
A hot shot London cop is transferred to a sleepy country-side village after his gung-ho attitude starts making his superiors look bad.His partner is the police chiefs dim-witted son.But the pair soon discover there is a sinister reason why the quiet little village has very little crime.
The first 2/3 of the film was pretty good as the pair attempts to figure out the reasons behind a series of apparent accidents that leave some of the townspeople dead.The last 1/3 of the film completely ruins the first 2/3 as it breaks down into a drawn out shoot out that parodies many cop films from the last few years.The shoot out is dumb without being funny and the parodies are so self-conscience that they lose all impact.
Now there were a few very well done gory scenes and a few laugh out loud funny bits but there just wasn't enough of either of them for the 90 minutes that this movie lasted.For some reason this film was rated R but there was no nudity ,very little profanity and just the couple of gory scenes.This is worth a rental but not one I'll add to my collection.
See "Shaun of the Dead" to see this gang's best work.